Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 23 at a glance.
Uptime
9839
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 23.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 23
International designator: 1998-053C
Object number (NORAD): 25477
Object ID (CCSDS): 25477
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.162 minutes
Inclination: 45.0078 deg
SMA: 7144.35 km
Apoapsis: 769.611 km
Periapsis: 762.819 km
RAAN: 278.1591 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00047539
Argument of periapsis: 248.0622 deg
Mean anomaly: 111.9721 deg
Mean motion: 14.37668194 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001291 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00047246618 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 23
TLE line 1: 1 25477U 98053C 25242.79571235 .00001291 00000-0 47247-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25477 45.0078 278.1591 0004754 248.0622 111.9721 14.37668194408135
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 23.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 23 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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