Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9891
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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 16 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB
International designator: 1998-046S
Object number (NORAD): 44023
Object ID (CCSDS): 44023
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.388 minutes
Inclination: 45.0033 deg
SMA: 7155.082 km
Apoapsis: 780.532 km
Periapsis: 773.362 km
RAAN: 235.7119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00050108
Argument of periapsis: 82.9124 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.2292 deg
Mean motion: 14.34434844 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000091 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036984875 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, 8:58 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 44023U 98046S 25242.37422537 .00000910 00000-0 36985-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 44023 45.0033 235.7119 0005011 82.9124 277.2292 14.34434844347702
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB.
Associated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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