Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 15 at a glance.
Uptime
9896
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 15.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 15
International designator: 1998-046F
Object number (NORAD): 25418
Object ID (CCSDS): 25418
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.088 minutes
Inclination: 44.9956 deg
SMA: 7140.812 km
Apoapsis: 766.853 km
Periapsis: 758.501 km
RAAN: 167.635 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00058483
Argument of periapsis: 334.2159 deg
Mean anomaly: 25.8398 deg
Mean motion: 14.38736754 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002882 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0009755324 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 5:07 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 15
TLE line 1: 1 25418U 98046F 25246.21377634 .00002882 00000-0 97553-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 25418 44.9956 167.6350 0005848 334.2159 25.8398 14.38736754415484
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 15.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 15 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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