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ORBCOMM FM 19, 25415

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 19, 25415 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

25415, 1998-046C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Orbcomm Inc. (US / ORB)

Manufacturer

OSC-Germantown

Mission

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 7 hours ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 19
1 25415U 98046C   25184.23354194  .00000841  00000-0  31955-3 0  9994
2 25415  44.9942 100.8657 0004902 352.8711 170.2214 14.38395142406715

Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:36:18.023Z)

Latitude

11.86967°

Longitude

-96.78234°

Altitude

766.494 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 11s

True Declination

11° 48' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.78889°

Longitude

-69.72883°

Altitude

770.259 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 55m 03s

Apparent Declination

-41° 36' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:13:57

Azimuth

243.722° WSW

Elevation

-38.292°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

768.855 km

Perigee altitude

761.851 km

Semi-major axis

7,143.49 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

44.9942°

RAAN

100.8657°

Arg. of periapsis

352.8711°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

170.2214°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59482 °/min

Orbital period

100.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00031955

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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 1998 (1998-08-02 UTC)

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ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB, 44018 (Decayed)

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB, 44019 (Decayed)

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB, 44020 (Decayed)

ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB, 44021 (Decayed)

ORBCOMM FM 19 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.
5 mins	2025-07-03 20:00:17.618Z	162.812° S	2025-07-03 20:02:17.618Z	140.025° SSE	13.754°	2025-07-03 20:05:17.618Z	104.726° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-03 21:43:17.618Z	224.117° SW	2025-07-03 21:47:17.618Z	145.061° SSE	40.757°	2025-07-03 21:52:17.618Z	70.955° E
9 mins	2025-07-03 23:28:17.618Z	270.981° WNW	2025-07-03 23:32:17.618Z	336.603° NNW	40.104°	2025-07-03 23:37:17.618Z	65.557° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-04 01:14:17.618Z	295.428° NW	2025-07-04 01:18:17.618Z	9.234° NNE	38.121°	2025-07-04 01:23:17.618Z	83.424° E
8 mins	2025-07-04 03:00:17.618Z	290.971° WNW	2025-07-04 03:03:17.618Z	261.992° W	43.864°	2025-07-04 03:08:17.618Z	120.498° SE
6 mins	2025-07-04 04:46:17.618Z	253.502° W	2025-07-04 04:48:17.618Z	224.035° SW	20.727°	2025-07-04 04:52:17.618Z	173.851° S

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