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ORBCOMM FM 22, 25476

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 22, 25476 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Sep 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

25476, 1998-053B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Orbcomm Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

OSC-Germantown

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

MICROSTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

42 kg wet, 42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-09-23 (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 1 day ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 22
1 25476U 98053B   25142.35862503  .00001069  00000-0  39418-3 0  9999
2 25476  45.0088  26.8637 0003363  78.3733 281.7493 14.38328496393556

Epoch: 2025-05-22T08:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T08:36:25.202Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

17.52936°

Altitude

763.538 km

Speed

7.474 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 47m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.92611°

Longitude

-25.98427°

Altitude

774.655 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 27m 14s

Apparent Declination

-62° 48' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:08:07

Azimuth

145.3° SSE

Elevation

-36.865°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

767.974 km

Perigee altitude

763.169 km

Semi-major axis

7,143.708 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

45.0088°

RAAN

26.8637°

Arg. of periapsis

78.3733°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.7493°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59466 °/min

Orbital period

100.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00039418

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1998 (1998-09-23 UTC)

PEGASUS R/B(1), 25483 (Decayed)

PEGASUS R/B(2), 25484

ORBCOMM FM 22 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.
7 mins	2025-05-23 18:06:20.439Z	186.585° SSW	2025-05-23 18:10:20.439Z	130.328° SE	22.335°	2025-05-23 18:13:20.439Z	91.335° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-23 19:50:20.439Z	242.884° WSW	2025-05-23 19:54:20.439Z	222.949° SW	44.625°	2025-05-23 19:59:20.439Z	67.062° ENE
8 mins	2025-05-23 21:36:20.439Z	283.746° WNW	2025-05-23 21:40:20.439Z	2.929° NNE	37.523°	2025-05-23 21:44:20.439Z	66.595° ENE
8 mins	2025-05-23 23:22:20.439Z	299.284° NW	2025-05-23 23:26:20.439Z	39.64° NE	40.093°	2025-05-23 23:30:20.439Z	92.408° ESE
8 mins	2025-05-24 01:07:20.439Z	283.646° WNW	2025-05-24 01:11:20.439Z	200.559° SSW	38.962°	2025-05-24 01:15:20.439Z	138.572° SSE

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