ORBCOMM FM 18, 25414
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 18, 25414 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
8 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
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 8 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 18
1 25414U 98046B 25128.90316140 .00001507 00000-0 53507-3 0 9991
2 25414 44.9945 1.4397 0004978 78.5846 281.5562 14.38463647398592Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:40:33.144Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
169.33463°
Altitude
762.867 km
Speed
7.475 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 05m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-18.23492°
Longitude
6.96055°
Altitude
769.764 km
Speed
7.469 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 50m 08s
Apparent Declination
-73° 07' 32"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:26:25
Azimuth
182.855° SSW
Elevation
-23.215°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 1998 (1998-08-02 UTC)
ORBCOMM FM 18 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 | 2025-05-09 17:50:46.766Z | 198.258° SSW | 2025-05-09 17:54:46.766Z | 137.108° SSE | 28.014° | 2025-05-09 17:58:46.766Z | 82.493° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-09 19:35:46.766Z | 252.852° W | 2025-05-09 19:39:46.766Z | 21.365° NNE | 44.132° | 2025-05-09 19:44:46.766Z | 66.053° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-09 21:21:46.766Z | 291.523° WNW | 2025-05-09 21:24:46.766Z | 346.647° N | 36.779° | 2025-05-09 21:29:46.766Z | 71.655° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-05-09 23:06:46.766Z | 296.941° NW | 2025-05-09 23:10:46.766Z | 19.702° NNE | 42.891° | 2025-05-09 23:15:46.766Z | 100.899° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-05-10 00:52:46.766Z | 273.922° WNW | 2025-05-10 00:55:46.766Z | 216.534° SW | 33.877° | 2025-05-10 01:00:46.766Z | 145.764° SSE |
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