Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 24 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 24.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 24
International designator: 1998-053D
Object number (NORAD): 25478
Object ID (CCSDS): 25478
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.094 minutes
Inclination: 45.0054 deg
SMA: 7141.102 km
Apoapsis: 764.339 km
Periapsis: 761.594 km
RAAN: 146.4487 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001922
Argument of periapsis: 67.1415 deg
Mean anomaly: 292.9636 deg
Mean motion: 14.38649237 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00071241 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 24
TLE line 1: 1 25478U 98053D 25345.84041374 .00002061 00000-0 71241-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25478 45.0054 146.4487 0001922 67.1415 292.9636 14.38649237423023
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 24.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 24 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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