ORBCOMM FM 29

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ORBCOMM FM 29 at a glance.

Uptime

6227

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

48.4

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 29.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ORBCOMM FM 29

International designator: 2008-031C

Object number (NORAD): 33062

Object ID (CCSDS): 33062

Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.228 minutes

Inclination: 48.4384 deg

SMA: 7004.11 km

Apoapsis: 629.49 km

Periapsis: 622.459 km

RAAN: 238.4006 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0005019

Argument of periapsis: 108.6913 deg

Mean anomaly: 47.8892 deg

Mean motion: 14.81062356 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000909 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014337 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 29

TLE line 1: 1 33062U 08031C 25187.59178183 .00000909 00000-0 14337-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 33062 48.4384 238.4006 0005019 108.6913 47.8892 14.81062356917026

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 29.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 29.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2024-10-12 00:32:43 0.0007839278 42.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SL-16 DEB LEO 2024-07-05 09:04:51 0.0002180661 819.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

LEO communications satellites

ORBCOMM FM 29 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Orbcomm FM 37 to 41 & CDS 3
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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