Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 22 at a glance.
Uptime
9944
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 22.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 22
International designator: 1998-053B
Object number (NORAD): 25476
Object ID (CCSDS): 25476
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.072 minutes
Inclination: 45.005 deg
SMA: 7140.069 km
Apoapsis: 763.815 km
Periapsis: 760.052 km
RAAN: 141.9804 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00026354
Argument of periapsis: 55.436 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.6737 deg
Mean motion: 14.38961548 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002101 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00072051897 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 4:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 22
TLE line 1: 1 25476U 98053B 25345.69300621 .00002101 00000-0 72052-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25476 45.0050 141.9804 0002635 55.4360 304.6737 14.38961548422834
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 22.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 22 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 23, 1998, 5:06 a.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 23, 1998, 5:06 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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