Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9776
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: 100.399 minutes
Inclination: 45.0055 deg
SMA: 7155.583 km
Apoapsis: 782.733 km
Periapsis: 772.163 km
RAAN: 58.6549 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007386
Argument of periapsis: 246.3514 deg
Mean anomaly: 113.6558 deg
Mean motion: 14.34284247 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00040463 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 4:09 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 44023U 98046S 25127.17300630 .00001006 00000-0 40463-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 44023 45.0055 58.6549 0007386 246.3514 113.6558 14.34284247331162
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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