ORBCOMM FM 38, 33060
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 38, 33060 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Kapustin Yar Missile And Space Complex (KYMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
US / ORBRelated business
Manufacturer
OHB/POLK
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STERKH, Unknown motor
Mass
115 kg wet, 115 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 38
1 33060U 08031A 26168.78422382 .00001154 00000-0 16679-3 0 9996
2 33060 48.4414 10.4383 0004707 182.1182 177.9715 14.83084457968980Epoch: 2026-06-17T18:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T18:49:16.938Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-177.91922°
Altitude
623.271 km
Speed
7.547 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 41m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:48:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
623.911 km
Perigee altitude
617.323 km
Semi-major axis
6,998.754 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
48.4414°
RAAN
10.4383°
Arg. of periapsis
182.1182°
True anomaly
177.97341°
Mean anomaly
177.9715°
Eccentric anomaly
177.97245°
Mean motion
3.70691 °/min
Orbital period
97.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00016679
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2008 (2008-06-19 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ORBCOMM FM 38 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-06-18 16:00:21.568Z | 213.321° SW | 2026-06-18 16:04:21.568Z | 147.699° SSE | 35.758° | 2026-06-18 16:08:21.568Z | 70.261° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-18 17:43:21.568Z | 274.337° WNW | 2026-06-18 17:46:21.568Z | 348.391° N | 35.122° | 2026-06-18 17:50:21.568Z | 51.843° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-18 19:26:21.568Z | 317.412° NNW | 2026-06-18 19:28:21.568Z | 356.423° N | 24.693° | 2026-06-18 19:31:21.568Z | 49.712° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-18 21:08:21.568Z | 321.055° NNW | 2026-06-18 21:10:21.568Z | 2.158° NNE | 32.296° | 2026-06-18 21:14:21.568Z | 85.905° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-18 22:49:21.568Z | 290.277° WNW | 2026-06-18 22:52:21.568Z | 228.468° WSW | 39.435° | 2026-06-18 22:56:21.568Z | 141.269° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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