Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 38 at a glance.
Uptime
6292
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
48.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 38.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 38
International designator: 2008-031A
Object number (NORAD): 33060
Object ID (CCSDS): 33060
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.191 minutes
Inclination: 48.4389 deg
SMA: 7002.334 km
Apoapsis: 627.453 km
Periapsis: 620.945 km
RAAN: 278.4067 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00046465
Argument of periapsis: 29.9288 deg
Mean anomaly: 330.1893 deg
Mean motion: 14.81625778 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002012 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028024443 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 38
TLE line 1: 1 33060U 08031A 25251.44166130 .00002012 00000-0 28024-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 33060 48.4389 278.4067 0004646 29.9288 330.1893 14.81625778927095
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 38.
In-orbit conjunctions
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LEO communications satellites
ORBCOMM FM 38 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on June 19, 2008, 6:36 a.m. from 107.
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Kosmos-3M | Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 19, 2008, 6:36 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 107
Location: Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
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