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ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090 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

40090, 2014-040E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Orbcomm Inc. (US / ORB)

Manufacturer

SNC Louisville

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SN-100A, Unknown motor

Mass

172 kg wet, 158 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-14 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan + 1 Ant, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 104
1 40090U 14040E   25198.24464790  .00000286  00000-0  10119-3 0  9994
2 40090  47.0049 269.2589 0016524 338.5885  21.4307 14.56676152585006

Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:52:17.578Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-114.12761°

Altitude

693.253 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 57m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.68134°

Longitude

178.43539°

Altitude

711.058 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 06m 46s

Apparent Declination

-47° 48' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:38:24

Azimuth

240.991° WSW

Elevation

-62.413°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

716.864 km

Perigee altitude

693.455 km

Semi-major axis

7,083.297 km

Eccentricity

0.00165

Inclination

47.0049°

RAAN

269.2589°

Arg. of periapsis

338.5885°

True anomaly

21.50002°

Mean anomaly

21.4307°

Eccentric anomaly

21.46535°

Mean motion

3.64074 °/min

Orbital period

98.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00010119

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ORBCOMM FM 104 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
9 mins	2025-07-18 08:25:21.052Z	247.201° WSW	2025-07-18 08:30:21.052Z	16.72° NNE	43.762°	2025-07-18 08:34:21.052Z	59.837° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-18 10:11:21.052Z	297.552° NW	2025-07-18 10:14:21.052Z	359.665° N	31.578°	2025-07-18 10:18:21.052Z	59.557° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-18 11:55:21.052Z	309.939° NW	2025-07-18 11:58:21.052Z	7.791° NNE	34.799°	2025-07-18 12:02:21.052Z	81.728° E
8 mins	2025-07-18 13:39:21.052Z	291.516° WNW	2025-07-18 13:42:21.052Z	216.935° SW	43.444°	2025-07-18 13:47:21.052Z	129.185° SE
8 mins	2025-07-19 07:27:21.052Z	227.986° WSW	2025-07-19 07:31:21.052Z	123.861° SE	42.81°	2025-07-19 07:35:21.052Z	66.042° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090 on other resources

View ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090 on Keep Track

View ORBCOMM FM 104, 40090 on Celestrak

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