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ORBCOMM FM 17, 25413

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 17, 25413 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). 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
25413, 1998-046A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
15 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)
1998-08-02 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PEGASUS XL/HAPS
Launch site
Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS)
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 15 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 17
1 25413U 98046A   25128.57813763  .00001191  00000-0  46339-3 0  9990
2 25413  44.9942  84.5281 0003967 347.7805  12.2945 14.35026081397480
Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:52:31.091Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
9.75191°
Altitude
772.206 km
Speed
7.471 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 38m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
43.67382°
Longitude
78.50248°
Altitude
778.322 km
Speed
7.471 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 03m 30s
Apparent Declination
11° 41' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:24:47
Azimuth
292.137° WNW
Elevation
-7.52°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
779.363 km
Perigee altitude
773.686 km
Semi-major axis
7,154.662 km
Eccentricity
0.0003967
Inclination
44.9942°
RAAN
84.5281°
Arg. of periapsis
347.7805°
True anomaly
12.30418°
Mean anomaly
12.2945°
Eccentric anomaly
12.29934°
Mean motion
3.58641 °/min
BSTAR
0.00046339
Orbital period
100.38 mins
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ORBCOMM FM 17 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
10 mins2025-05-09 05:21:08.802Z293.457° NW2025-05-09 05:26:08.802Z306.526° NW44.304°2025-05-09 05:31:08.802Z113.065° SE
8 mins2025-05-09 07:08:08.802Z270.081° WNW2025-05-09 07:11:08.802Z229.17° WSW25.003°2025-05-09 07:16:08.802Z162.542° S
8 mins2025-05-09 23:29:08.802Z200.658° SSW2025-05-09 23:32:08.802Z144.51° SSE32.935°2025-05-09 23:37:08.802Z75.904° E
9 mins2025-05-10 01:13:08.802Z258.982° W2025-05-10 01:17:08.802Z315.249° NNW42.932°2025-05-10 01:22:08.802Z64.76° ENE
8 mins2025-05-10 03:00:08.802Z295.272° NW2025-05-10 03:03:08.802Z351.768° N37.027°2025-05-10 03:08:08.802Z74.965° E
9 mins2025-05-10 04:45:08.802Z295.493° NW2025-05-10 04:49:08.802Z1.259° NNE44.255°2025-05-10 04:54:08.802Z107.148° ESE
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