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
7 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 7 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 18
1 25414U 98046B 25184.18368842 .00000828 00000-0 31428-3 0 9992
2 25414 44.9930 99.0781 0006070 358.7859 1.2974 14.38586878406729Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:24:30.679Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
111.49619°
Altitude
758.836 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 36m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.88372°
Longitude
-71.8602°
Altitude
767.271 km
Speed
7.47 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 52m 13s
Apparent Declination
-25° 58' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:40:18
Azimuth
264.738° W
Elevation
-36.459°
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
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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| 10 mins | 2025-07-03 21:14:43.941Z | 218.018° SW | 2025-07-03 21:19:43.941Z | 144.452° SSE | 36.1° | 2025-07-03 21:24:43.941Z | 73.766° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-03 23:00:43.941Z | 264.367° W | 2025-07-03 23:04:43.941Z | 338.429° N | 42.087° | 2025-07-03 23:09:43.941Z | 65.226° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-04 00:46:43.941Z | 293.909° NW | 2025-07-04 00:50:43.941Z | 12.392° NNE | 37.119° | 2025-07-04 00:54:43.941Z | 75.481° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-04 02:31:43.941Z | 294.19° NW | 2025-07-04 02:35:43.941Z | 317.972° NNW | 44.409° | 2025-07-04 02:40:43.941Z | 111.816° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-04 04:17:43.941Z | 268.117° W | 2025-07-04 04:20:43.941Z | 222.841° SW | 25.874° | 2025-07-04 04:24:43.941Z | 165.47° S |
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