Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 27 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 27.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 27
International designator: 1998-053G
Object number (NORAD): 25481
Object ID (CCSDS): 25481
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.122 minutes
Inclination: 45.0049 deg
SMA: 7142.419 km
Apoapsis: 766.614 km
Periapsis: 761.954 km
RAAN: 273.7345 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00032623
Argument of periapsis: 261.7667 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.2812 deg
Mean motion: 14.38251188 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001512 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00053908246 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, 7:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 27
TLE line 1: 1 25481U 98053G 25242.80183881 .00001512 00000-0 53908-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25481 45.0049 273.7345 0003262 261.7667 98.2812 14.38251188408411
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 27.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 27 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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