ORBCOMM FM06
Launch
Launched on Dec 23, 1997 from Wallops Flight Facility, United States of America aboard a Pegasus XL HAPS.
Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 08:17 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Orbcomm
Country
ORB
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Dec 23, 1997
Mass
—
Apogee
742 km
Perigee
741 km
Inclination
45.01°
Period
1.66 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ORBCOMM FM06 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (149 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.0 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
741 × 742 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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