Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 25 at a glance.
Uptime
9839
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
45.0
Latest
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: 100.124 minutes
Inclination: 45.0067 deg
SMA: 7142.529 km
Apoapsis: 769.382 km
Periapsis: 759.406 km
RAAN: 275.4699 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00069839
Argument of periapsis: 258.3554 deg
Mean anomaly: 101.6511 deg
Mean motion: 14.38218032 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001432 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051320344 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, 9:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 25
TLE line 1: 1 25479U 98053E 25242.39896143 .00001432 00000-0 51320-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25479 45.0067 275.4699 0006984 258.3554 101.6511 14.38218032408427
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 25.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for ORBCOMM FM 25, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
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.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
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
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
