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ORBCOMM FM 13, 25420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 13, 25420 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
25420, 1998-046H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 13
1 25420U 98046H   25183.85738622  .00000718  00000-0  28340-3 0  9996
2 25420  44.9972 109.9361 0006579 351.0451   9.0279 14.37697244405491
Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:34:38.169Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-119.85541°
Altitude
761.474 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 19m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
14.31228°
Longitude
42.33176°
Altitude
769.929 km
Speed
7.469 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 46m 39s
Apparent Declination
-15° 19' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:06:10
Azimuth
280.817° WNW
Elevation
-36.341°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
772.364 km
Perigee altitude
762.962 km
Semi-major axis
7,145.8 km
Eccentricity
0.00066
Inclination
44.9972°
RAAN
109.9361°
Arg. of periapsis
351.0451°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
9.0279°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.59308 °/min
Orbital period
100.19 mins
BSTAR
0.0002834
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ORBCOMM FM 13 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
9 mins2025-07-03 21:45:31.858Z215.347° SW2025-07-03 21:50:31.858Z143.97° SSE34.585°2025-07-03 21:54:31.858Z78.946° E
9 mins2025-07-03 23:31:31.858Z262.03° W2025-07-03 23:35:31.858Z334.329° NNW42.635°2025-07-03 23:40:31.858Z65.093° ENE
9 mins2025-07-04 01:17:31.858Z292.588° NW2025-07-04 01:21:31.858Z7.919° NNE37.107°2025-07-04 01:26:31.858Z77.681° E
8 mins2025-07-04 03:03:31.858Z295.739° NW2025-07-04 03:07:31.858Z82.535° E43.673°2025-07-04 03:11:31.858Z109.243° ESE
8 mins2025-07-04 04:48:31.858Z271.781° WNW2025-07-04 04:51:31.858Z228.705° WSW27.22°2025-07-04 04:56:31.858Z158.444° S
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