ORBCOMM FM 26

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ORBCOMM FM 26 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 26.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ORBCOMM FM 26

International designator: 1998-053F

Object number (NORAD): 25480

Object ID (CCSDS): 25480

Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.191 minutes

Inclination: 45.0062 deg

SMA: 7145.723 km

Apoapsis: 773.777 km

Periapsis: 761.398 km

RAAN: 271.8518 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00086619

Argument of periapsis: 271.7954 deg

Mean anomaly: 88.1901 deg

Mean motion: 14.37253938 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001121 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00041987351 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 12:41 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 26

TLE line 1: 1 25480U 98053F 25242.52906144 .00001121 00000-0 41987-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 25480 45.0062 271.8518 0008662 271.7954 88.1901 14.37253938408348

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 26.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 26.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-07-01 16:06:10	0.0001637285	393.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-20 07:27:04	0.0001587054	151.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-22 12:51:15	0.0001088788	276.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-31 11:32:11	0.000144394	112.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-10-08 14:09:46	0.001800492	443.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

ORBCOMM FM 26 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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