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ORBCOMM FM 3, 25158

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 3, 25158 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Feb 1998 UTC via a TAURUS 2210 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
25158, 1998-007B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
22 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)
1998-02-10 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TAURUS 2210
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
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 22 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 3
1 25158U 98007B   25141.55548681  .00000994  00000-0  39456-3 0  9992
2 25158 107.9650  80.8941 0046783 295.5096  64.1210 14.34446676420224
Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:19:54.06Z)
Latitude
Longitude
1.48114°
Altitude
764.91 km
Speed
7.48 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 23m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-26.92218°
Longitude
12.75737°
Altitude
760.015 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 56m 13s
Apparent Declination
-33° 38' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:58:21
Azimuth
68.035° E
Elevation
-76.089°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
808.174 km
Perigee altitude
741.248 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.848 km
Eccentricity
0.00468
Inclination
107.965°
RAAN
80.8941°
Arg. of periapsis
295.5096°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
64.121°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.58777 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00039456
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6 mins2025-05-22 17:58:31.685Z85.951° E2025-05-22 18:01:31.685Z47.609° ENE17.08°2025-05-22 18:04:31.685Z10.187° NNE
8 mins2025-05-22 19:35:31.685Z162.472° S2025-05-22 19:39:31.685Z290.267° WNW42.812°2025-05-22 19:43:31.685Z329.827° NNW
9 mins2025-05-23 09:25:31.685Z29.582° NE2025-05-23 09:29:31.685Z108.694° ESE44.413°2025-05-23 09:34:31.685Z201.991° SSW
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