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ORBCOMM FM 15, 25418

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 15, 25418 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
25418, 1998-046F
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
21 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 21 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 15
1 25418U 98046F   25128.36583876  .00001336  00000-0  47976-3 0  9990
2 25418  44.9985   6.9597 0004218  88.1636 271.9695 14.38460177398510
Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:46:48.468Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
8.82031°
Altitude
763.487 km
Speed
7.474 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 27m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
24.18734°
Longitude
158.1948°
Altitude
761.742 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 11m 47s
Apparent Declination
-13° 29' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:35:45
Azimuth
263.283° W
Elevation
-13.157°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
768.15 km
Perigee altitude
762.124 km
Semi-major axis
7,143.274 km
Eccentricity
0.0004218
Inclination
44.9985°
RAAN
6.9597°
Arg. of periapsis
88.1636°
True anomaly
271.92119°
Mean anomaly
271.9695°
Eccentric anomaly
271.94535°
Mean motion
3.59499 °/min
BSTAR
0.00047976
Orbital period
100.14 mins
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ORBCOMM FM 15 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
9 mins2025-05-09 18:17:04.786Z209.802° SW2025-05-09 18:22:04.786Z130.019° SE31.886°2025-05-09 18:26:04.786Z78.105° E
8 mins2025-05-09 20:03:04.786Z260.388° W2025-05-09 20:07:04.786Z19.116° NNE42.468°2025-05-09 20:11:04.786Z64.409° ENE
8 mins2025-05-09 21:49:04.786Z295.402° NW2025-05-09 21:52:04.786Z353.902° N36.868°2025-05-09 21:57:04.786Z74.935° E
9 mins2025-05-09 23:34:04.786Z296.216° NW2025-05-09 23:38:04.786Z44.488° NE44.027°2025-05-09 23:43:04.786Z106.805° ESE
8 mins2025-05-10 01:19:04.786Z275.665° WNW2025-05-10 01:23:04.786Z211.517° SW29.48°2025-05-10 01:27:04.786Z156.317° SSE
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