Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 16 at a glance.
Uptime
9776
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
45.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 16.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 16
International designator: 1998-046E
Object number (NORAD): 25417
Object ID (CCSDS): 25417
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.083 minutes
Inclination: 44.9953 deg
SMA: 7140.567 km
Apoapsis: 765.774 km
Periapsis: 759.09 km
RAAN: 4.082 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000468
Argument of periapsis: 86.7479 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.3905 deg
Mean motion: 14.38810809 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001422 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00050395 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 16
TLE line 1: 1 25417U 98046E 25127.91346637 .00001422 00000-0 50395-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 25417 44.9953 4.0820 0004680 86.7479 273.3905 14.38810809398458
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 16.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 16 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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