ORBCOMM FM27
Launch
Launched on Sep 23, 1998 from Wallops Flight Facility, United States of America aboard a Pegasus XL HAPS.
Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-C1 - C8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 19:59 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Orbcomm
Country
ORB
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 23, 1998
Mass
—
Apogee
772 km
Perigee
768 km
Inclination
45.01°
Period
1.67 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ORBCOMM FM27 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
768 × 772 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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