ORBCOMM FM 28

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ORBCOMM FM 28 at a glance.

Uptime

9943

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 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: 100.084 minutes

Inclination: 45.0048 deg

SMA: 7140.65 km

Apoapsis: 765.578 km

Periapsis: 759.452 km

RAAN: 79.9649 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00042894

Argument of periapsis: 137.9051 deg

Mean anomaly: 222.2128 deg

Mean motion: 14.38785906 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001943 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00067208598 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, 7:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 28

TLE line 1: 1 25482U 98053H 25346.30271481 .00001943 00000-0 67209-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 25482 45.0048 79.9649 0004289 137.9051 222.2128 14.38785906424007

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-11-21 14:11:17 0.0001729765 705.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB SSO 2025-11-17 18:34:31 0.0001794205 593.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-09-11 10:49:23 0.0001928331 250.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-08-03 21:46:15 0.001047175 251.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-07-24 10:20:21 0.000116694 918.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8
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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