Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 25 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 25.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 25
International designator: 1998-053E
Object number (NORAD): 25479
Object ID (CCSDS): 25479
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.096 minutes
Inclination: 45.0053 deg
SMA: 7141.202 km
Apoapsis: 766.153 km
Periapsis: 759.982 km
RAAN: 143.2175 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00043209
Argument of periapsis: 70.1154 deg
Mean anomaly: 290.016 deg
Mean motion: 14.38618873 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001813 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00063260626 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 25
TLE line 1: 1 25479U 98053E 25346.16265203 .00001813 00000-0 63261-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 25479 45.0053 143.2175 0004321 70.1154 290.0160 14.38618873423362
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 25.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 25 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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