Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10159
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: 100.386 minutes
Inclination: 45.0216 deg
SMA: 7154.979 km
Apoapsis: 803.755 km
Periapsis: 749.933 km
RAAN: 65.4237 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00376117
Argument of periapsis: 36.6031 deg
Mean anomaly: 323.7376 deg
Mean motion: 14.34465845 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000509 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022711115 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 10, 2025, 5:35 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:43 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 51092U 97084W 25252.19720896 .00000509 00000-0 22711-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 51092 45.0216 65.4237 0037612 36.6031 323.7376 14.34465845184695
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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