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ORBCOMM FM 26, 25480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 26, 25480 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

25480, 1998-053F

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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 26
1 25480U 98053F   25142.08171645  .00000754  00000-0  29903-3 0  9992
2 25480  45.0080  27.4065 0005669 123.8866 236.2522 14.37089451393898

Epoch: 2025-05-22T01:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T01:57:40.301Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

118.03219°

Altitude

770.383 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 49m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.27557°

Longitude

79.15068°

Altitude

779.752 km

Speed

7.462 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 36m 25s

Apparent Declination

-58° 48' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:12:55

Azimuth

140.37° SSE

Elevation

-36.124°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

773.727 km

Perigee altitude

765.623 km

Semi-major axis

7,147.812 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

45.008°

RAAN

27.4065°

Arg. of periapsis

123.8866°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.2522°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59156 °/min

Orbital period

100.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00029903

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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 26 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.
8 mins	2025-05-23 18:09:07.777Z	195.973° SSW	2025-05-23 18:13:07.777Z	147.9° SSE	24.266°	2025-05-23 18:17:07.777Z	89.43° E
9 mins	2025-05-23 19:54:07.777Z	246.023° WSW	2025-05-23 19:58:07.777Z	253.761° W	44.524°	2025-05-23 20:03:07.777Z	66.419° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-23 21:40:07.777Z	284.541° WNW	2025-05-23 21:44:07.777Z	356.592° N	37.428°	2025-05-23 21:49:07.777Z	70.625° E
9 mins	2025-05-23 23:26:07.777Z	298.055° NW	2025-05-23 23:30:07.777Z	28.313° NE	41.438°	2025-05-23 23:35:07.777Z	96.587° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-24 01:11:07.777Z	283.477° WNW	2025-05-24 01:15:07.777Z	215.631° SW	37.474°	2025-05-24 01:20:07.777Z	139.713° SSE

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