ORBCOMM FM 106, 40088
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 106, 40088 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
Non-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, 5.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 106
1 40088U 14040C 26263.06306562 .00000437 00000-0 10218-3 0 9995
2 40088 47.0593 148.0843 0016159 44.2004 316.0175 14.70642053651146Epoch: 2026-09-20T01:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T01:30:48.869Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
126.418°
Altitude
651.069 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 52m 20s
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
03:55:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
671.624 km
Perigee altitude
648.878 km
Semi-major axis
7,038.388 km
Eccentricity
0.00162
Inclination
47.0593°
RAAN
148.0843°
Arg. of periapsis
44.2004°
True anomaly
315.88872°
Mean anomaly
316.0175°
Eccentric anomaly
315.95313°
Mean motion
3.67564 °/min
Orbital period
97.94 mins
BSTAR
0.00010218
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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 106 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 | 2026-09-20 19:39:06.229Z | 228.629° WSW | 2026-09-20 19:42:06.229Z | 187.886° SSW | 65.196° | 2026-09-20 19:47:06.229Z | 64.842° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-20 21:22:06.229Z | 281.614° WNW | 2026-09-20 21:25:06.229Z | 336.83° NNW | 41.193° | 2026-09-20 21:29:06.229Z | 53.661° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-09-20 23:06:06.229Z | 313.129° NW | 2026-09-20 23:09:06.229Z | 18.09° NNE | 34.689° | 2026-09-20 23:12:06.229Z | 67.098° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-21 00:48:06.229Z | 302.252° NW | 2026-09-21 00:52:06.229Z | 60.191° ENE | 69.381° | 2026-09-21 00:56:06.229Z | 110.328° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2026-09-21 02:31:06.229Z | 271.515° WNW | 2026-09-21 02:34:06.229Z | 221.693° SW | 27.332° | 2026-09-21 02:38:06.229Z | 164.525° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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