ORBCOMM FM 1
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About This Satellite
ORBCOMM FM1 was among the first satellites of the ORBCOMM low-Earth-orbit data network, launched in 1995. The constellation provided store-and-forward messaging for asset tracking and remote monitoring before broadband rivals emerged.
Source: Wikipedia — Orbcomm (satellite) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ORBCOMM FM 1 is a cataloged satellite tracked under NORAD ID 23545 with international designator 95017A. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by OSCG, on the Microstar platform, with a launch mass of about 42 kg, with a shape described as Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant. According to the TLE snapshot used when this page was generated (2026-08-18), its LEO orbit had an apogee of about 587 km and a perigee near 583 km, with an inclination of 69.96° and a period of roughly 96.2 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 7.57 km/s. Positions on this page are near-real-time SGP4 predictions propagated from the latest two-line element (TLE) data.
In the TLE snapshot used to generate this page, ORBCOMM FM 1's apogee was 587 km, where its speed was about 7.57 km/s, completing about 15.0 orbits of Earth per day. Track it live on the map above or in the JOT orbital map.