ORBCOMM FM 32, 25982
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 32, 25982 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 04 Dec 1999 UTC via a PEGASUS XL/HAPS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
US / ORBRelated business
Manufacturer
OSC-Germantown
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
MICROSTAR, Unknown motor
Mass
44 kg wet, 44 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 4.2 m
Radar Cross Section
1.484 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 32
1 25982U 99065C 26171.00154369 .00000315 00000-0 15234-3 0 9997
2 25982 45.0134 159.9179 0004329 50.9865 309.1368 14.37132393387494Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:02:13.374Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-108.86029°
Altitude
766.037 km
Speed
7.474 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 39m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:08:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
772.626 km
Perigee altitude
766.438 km
Semi-major axis
7,147.669 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
45.0134°
RAAN
159.9179°
Arg. of periapsis
50.9865°
True anomaly
309.09831°
Mean anomaly
309.1368°
Eccentric anomaly
309.11756°
Mean motion
3.59167 °/min
Orbital period
100.23 mins
BSTAR
0.00015234
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1999 (1999-12-04 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ORBCOMM FM 32 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 23:56:01.263Z | 161.23° S | 2026-06-22 23:58:01.263Z | 137.803° SSE | 14.169° | 2026-06-23 00:01:01.263Z | 102.82° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 01:39:01.263Z | 224.437° SW | 2026-06-23 01:43:01.263Z | 140.19° SSE | 40.961° | 2026-06-23 01:48:01.263Z | 70.585° E |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 03:24:01.263Z | 271.383° WNW | 2026-06-23 03:28:01.263Z | 336.205° NNW | 39.953° | 2026-06-23 03:33:01.263Z | 65.509° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 05:10:01.263Z | 295.112° NW | 2026-06-23 05:14:01.263Z | 4.831° NNE | 38.153° | 2026-06-23 05:19:01.263Z | 83.347° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-23 06:56:01.263Z | 291.01° WNW | 2026-06-23 07:00:01.263Z | 156.157° SSE | 43.936° | 2026-06-23 07:04:01.263Z | 121.218° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 08:42:01.263Z | 256.564° W | 2026-06-23 08:44:01.263Z | 228.647° WSW | 20.272° | 2026-06-23 08:48:01.263Z | 176.561° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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