Satellite · NORAD 25416 · COSPAR 1998-046D
ORBCOMM FM20
- Operator ORBCOMM
- Constellation ORBCOMM
- Country United States
Altitude now
767.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.47km/s
Inclination
44.99°
Period
100.1 min
100.1 min
Perigee
763km
Apogee
766km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:40 UTC (6.5 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 20.387° S
- Longitude
- 115.222° W
- Altitude
- 767.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.472 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:40 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- ORBCOMM
- SATCAT owner code
- ORB · ORBCOMM
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 02 Aug 1998
- COSPAR launch id
- 1998-046
- Launch site
- Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)
Objects from the same launch · 21
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44017DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44018DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44019DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44020DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44021DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44022DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44023DebrisInactive
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44024DebrisInactive
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44025DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44026DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44027DebrisDecayed
- ORBCOMM FM16 DEB44028DebrisDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ORB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 25416
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1998-046D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM238
- Canonical slug
- orbcomm-fm20-25416
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (IoT / M2M) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.