ORBCOMM FM 5, 25117
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 5, 25117 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 23 Dec 1997 UTC via a PEGASUS XL/HAPS launch vehicle from the Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
US / ORBRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.2 m
Radar Cross Section
1.484 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 5
1 25117U 97084F 26171.35510516 .00000816 00000-0 25976-3 0 9994
2 25117 45.0159 38.2146 0001786 312.0970 47.9730 14.47374636493922Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:31:21.085Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
1.80579°
Altitude
733.386 km
Speed
7.49 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 32m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:09:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
737.057 km
Perigee altitude
734.516 km
Semi-major axis
7,113.923 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
45.0159°
RAAN
38.2146°
Arg. of periapsis
312.097°
True anomaly
47.98821°
Mean anomaly
47.973°
Eccentric anomaly
47.9806°
Mean motion
3.61726 °/min
Orbital period
99.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00025976
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1997 (1997-12-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ORBCOMM FM 5 Visibility forecast
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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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 17:00:55.673Z | 200.961° SSW | 2026-06-22 17:04:55.673Z | 138.026° SSE | 28.813° | 2026-06-22 17:08:55.673Z | 81.562° E |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 18:44:55.673Z | 254.176° W | 2026-06-22 18:48:55.673Z | 327.487° NNW | 44.169° | 2026-06-22 18:53:55.673Z | 65.477° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 20:30:55.673Z | 294.268° NW | 2026-06-22 20:33:55.673Z | 357.826° N | 36.548° | 2026-06-22 20:38:55.673Z | 73.292° E |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 22:14:55.673Z | 296.748° NW | 2026-06-22 22:18:55.673Z | 17.404° NNE | 43.011° | 2026-06-22 22:23:55.673Z | 101.836° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 23:59:55.673Z | 276.217° WNW | 2026-06-23 00:02:55.673Z | 226.962° WSW | 32.496° | 2026-06-23 00:07:55.673Z | 147.995° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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