Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9834
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1998-046T
Object number (NORAD): 44024
Object ID (CCSDS): 44024
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.156 minutes
Inclination: 44.9957 deg
SMA: 7144.062 km
Apoapsis: 770.535 km
Periapsis: 761.319 km
RAAN: 95.1276 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000645
Argument of periapsis: 14.5012 deg
Mean anomaly: 345.6021 deg
Mean motion: 14.37755238 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000551 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022808 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 7:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 44024U 98046T 25184.80779593 .00000551 00000-0 22808-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 44024 44.9957 95.1276 0006450 14.5012 345.6021 14.37755238341512
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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