Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10168
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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 5 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB
International designator: 1997-084L
Object number (NORAD): 50140
Object ID (CCSDS): 50140
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.647 minutes
Inclination: 45.0152 deg
SMA: 7119.843 km
Apoapsis: 744.465 km
Periapsis: 738.95 km
RAAN: 115.9725 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003873
Argument of periapsis: 152.5285 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.5771 deg
Mean motion: 14.45097597 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001855 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00056637 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 1:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 50140U 97084L 25296.55657056 .00001855 00000-0 56637-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 50140 45.0152 115.9725 0003873 152.5285 207.5771 14.45097597205566
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB.
Associated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1997, 7:11 p.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 23, 1997, 7:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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