ORBCOMM FM 20, 25416
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 20, 25416 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 02 Aug 1998 UTC via a PEGASUS XL/HAPS launch vehicle from the Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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ORBCOMM FM 20 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OSC-Germantown |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | MICROSTAR, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 42 kg wet, 42 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.484 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 20
1 25416U 98046D 24361.48501661 .00002872 00000-0 10172-2 0 9994
2 25416 44.9942 278.7524 0000981 8.7179 351.3685 14.36503397379424Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:38:25.435Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 8.68265° |
| Altitude | 769.38 km |
| Speed | 7.471 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 35m 00s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -26.62921° |
| Longitude | -23.17881° |
| Altitude | 776.606 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 25m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 09' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:51:24 |
| Azimuth | 234.963° WSW |
| Elevation | -41.953° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 772.322 km |
| Perigee altitude | 770.919 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,149.758 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000981 |
| Inclination | 44.9942° |
| RAAN | 278.7524° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 8.7179° |
| True anomaly | 351.36681° |
| Mean anomaly | 351.3685° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 351.36766° |
| Mean motion | 3.5901 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0010172 |
| Orbital period | 100.28 mins |
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ORBCOMM FM 20 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 21:50:24.766Z | 218.681° SW | 2024-12-26 21:54:24.766Z | 161.116° S | 37.384° | 2024-12-26 21:59:24.766Z | 74.183° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 23:36:24.766Z | 268.094° W | 2024-12-26 23:40:24.766Z | 3.487° NNE | 41.22° | 2024-12-26 23:45:24.766Z | 66.198° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 01:22:24.766Z | 296.023° NW | 2024-12-27 01:26:24.766Z | 21.726° NNE | 37.021° | 2024-12-27 01:30:24.766Z | 77.858° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 03:07:24.766Z | 293.533° NW | 2024-12-27 03:11:24.766Z | 297.838° NW | 44.732° | 2024-12-27 03:16:24.766Z | 114.595° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 04:53:24.766Z | 266.999° W | 2024-12-27 04:56:24.766Z | 223.875° SW | 24.2° | 2024-12-27 05:00:24.766Z | 168.67° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 21:12:24.766Z | 206.905° SW | 2024-12-27 21:16:24.766Z | 134.894° SE | 33.264° | 2024-12-27 21:20:24.766Z | 78.397° E |
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