Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 28 at a glance.
Uptime
9885
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 28.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 28
International designator: 1998-053H
Object number (NORAD): 25482
Object ID (CCSDS): 25482
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.099 minutes
Inclination: 45.0068 deg
SMA: 7141.331 km
Apoapsis: 767.475 km
Periapsis: 758.917 km
RAAN: 352.525 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00059914
Argument of periapsis: 202.459 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.5997 deg
Mean motion: 14.3857997 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00056391199 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 9 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 28
TLE line 1: 1 25482U 98053H 25288.87524522 .00001600 00000-0 56391-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 25482 45.0068 352.5250 0005991 202.4590 157.5997 14.38579970415730
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 28.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 28.
Associated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 28 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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