ORBCOMM FM 109, 40086
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 109, 40086 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 14 Jul 2014 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
SNC Louisville
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SN-100A, Unknown motor
Mass
172 kg wet, 158 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 10.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 109
1 40086U 14040A 25312.68094248 .00001172 00000-0 28651-3 0 9997
2 40086 47.0042 53.7512 0002390 273.5517 86.5095 14.58443754602156Epoch: 2025-11-08T16:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T16:20:33.430Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
120.50481°
Altitude
698.317 km
Speed
7.508 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 35m 00s
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
07:59:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.129 km
Perigee altitude
697.746 km
Semi-major axis
7,077.575 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
47.0042°
RAAN
53.7512°
Arg. of periapsis
273.5517°
True anomaly
86.53684°
Mean anomaly
86.5095°
Eccentric anomaly
86.52317°
Mean motion
3.64516 °/min
Orbital period
98.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00028651
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2014 (2014-07-14 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 109 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 | 2025-11-10 13:06:24.053Z | 301.511° NW | 2025-11-10 13:10:24.053Z | 8.196° NNE | 31.264° | 2025-11-10 13:14:24.053Z | 71.108° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-10 14:50:24.053Z | 301.526° NW | 2025-11-10 14:54:24.053Z | 33.679° NE | 43.774° | 2025-11-10 14:58:24.053Z | 109.47° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-10 16:34:24.053Z | 272.569° WNW | 2025-11-10 16:37:24.053Z | 225.087° WSW | 25.65° | 2025-11-10 16:41:24.053Z | 165.703° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-11 08:38:24.053Z | 202.012° SSW | 2025-11-11 08:41:24.053Z | 153.377° SSE | 31.585° | 2025-11-11 08:46:24.053Z | 73.486° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-11 10:21:24.053Z | 260.913° W | 2025-11-11 10:25:24.053Z | 350.623° N | 40.812° | 2025-11-11 10:29:24.053Z | 56.981° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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