ORBCOMM FM 16, 25417
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 16, 25417 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 16 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OSC-Germantown |
| Mission | Non-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 11 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 16
1 25417U 98046E 24361.46273111 .00003914 00000-0 13302-2 0 9995
2 25417 44.9934 272.5347 0003240 133.2869 226.8249 14.37923512379385Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:06:19.967Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | 10.50965° |
| Altitude | 766.949 km |
| Speed | 7.471 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 10m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 41.95934° |
| Longitude | 124.98429° |
| Altitude | 766.444 km |
| Speed | 7.478 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 11m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | 6° 29' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:00:01 |
| Azimuth | 62.685° ENE |
| Elevation | -19.867° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 769.229 km |
| Perigee altitude | 764.599 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,145.051 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000324 |
| Inclination | 44.9934° |
| RAAN | 272.5347° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 133.2869° |
| True anomaly | 226.79783° |
| Mean anomaly | 226.8249° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 226.81137° |
| Mean motion | 3.59364 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0013302 |
| Orbital period | 100.18 mins |
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ORBCOMM FM 16 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-12-26 23:02:00.246Z | 261.61° W | 2024-12-26 23:07:00.246Z | 353.121° N | 42.259° | 2024-12-26 23:12:00.246Z | 65.629° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 00:49:00.246Z | 294.567° NW | 2024-12-27 00:53:00.246Z | 18.293° NNE | 36.769° | 2024-12-27 00:57:00.246Z | 75.748° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 02:34:00.246Z | 294.482° NW | 2024-12-27 02:38:00.246Z | 334.889° NNW | 44.614° | 2024-12-27 02:43:00.246Z | 111.021° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 04:20:00.246Z | 268.068° W | 2024-12-27 04:23:00.246Z | 221.531° SW | 26.384° | 2024-12-27 04:27:00.246Z | 164.115° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 20:38:00.246Z | 201.296° SSW | 2024-12-27 20:42:00.246Z | 132.428° SE | 30.419° | 2024-12-27 20:46:00.246Z | 79.67° E |
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