Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10111
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 5 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB
International designator: 1997-084W
Object number (NORAD): 51092
Object ID (CCSDS): 51092
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.389 minutes
Inclination: 45.0222 deg
SMA: 7155.123 km
Apoapsis: 805.233 km
Periapsis: 748.742 km
RAAN: 201.953 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0039476
Argument of periapsis: 253.425 deg
Mean anomaly: 106.226 deg
Mean motion: 14.34422644 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000405 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019025 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 11, 2025, 9:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 11, 2025, 5:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 51092U 97084W 25223.22424250 .00000405 00000-0 19025-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 51092 45.0222 201.9530 0039476 253.4250 106.2260 14.34422644180532
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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