ORBCOMM FM 15, 25418
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 15, 25418 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 15 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 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 16 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 15
1 25418U 98046F 24361.18979678 .00003394 00000-0 11672-2 0 9996
2 25418 44.9969 278.4799 0002712 132.9006 227.2070 14.37603168379347Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:33:18.441Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 114.98028° |
| Altitude | 767.744 km |
| Speed | 7.471 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 33m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -44.98488° |
| Longitude | 27.90564° |
| Altitude | 782.24 km |
| Speed | 7.462 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 32m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -47° 48' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:13:03 |
| Azimuth | 240.788° WSW |
| Elevation | -63.986° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 769.913 km |
| Perigee altitude | 766.037 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,146.112 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002712 |
| Inclination | 44.9969° |
| RAAN | 278.4799° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 132.9006° |
| True anomaly | 227.1842° |
| Mean anomaly | 227.207° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 227.1956° |
| Mean motion | 3.59284 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011672 |
| Orbital period | 100.2 mins |
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ORBCOMM FM 15 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 21:24:09.626Z | 209.405° SW | 2024-12-26 21:28:09.626Z | 155.962° SSE | 32.094° | 2024-12-26 21:33:09.626Z | 77.82° E |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 23:10:09.626Z | 260.399° W | 2024-12-26 23:14:09.626Z | 19.178° NNE | 42.493° | 2024-12-26 23:18:09.626Z | 64.407° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 00:56:09.626Z | 294.948° NW | 2024-12-27 00:59:09.626Z | 351.37° N | 36.856° | 2024-12-27 01:04:09.626Z | 74.682° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 02:41:09.626Z | 295.955° NW | 2024-12-27 02:45:09.626Z | 27.822° NE | 44.189° | 2024-12-27 02:50:09.626Z | 106.707° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 04:27:09.626Z | 269.145° W | 2024-12-27 04:30:09.626Z | 216.471° SW | 29.602° | 2024-12-27 04:34:09.626Z | 157.641° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 20:45:09.626Z | 196.182° SSW | 2024-12-27 20:49:09.626Z | 133.716° SE | 27.471° | 2024-12-27 20:50:09.626Z | 113.83° SE |
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