Launch Details

Launched	1 August 1998
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Orbcomm Active satellites
Launch site	Eastern Range Airspace
Owner	ORBCOMM
NORAD ID	25416
COSPAR ID	1998-046D
Alternative names	SLOT B8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	44.994°
Eccentricity	0.00023
RA ascending node	16.843 hr
Argument perigee	249.654°
Mean anomaly	110.406°
Orbital period	100.134 min
Epoch of osculation	16 Jun 2026, 22:38

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	770.4 km
Mean Altitude	772.0 km
Peak Altitude	773.7 km

Launched alongside

ORBCOMM FM17 ORBCOMM FM18 ORBCOMM FM19 ORBCOMM FM16 ORBCOMM FM15 ORBCOMM FM14 ORBCOMM FM13 PEGASUS R/B(1) PEGASUS R/B(2) ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB ORBCOMM FM16 DEB