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
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: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 104
1 40090U 14040E 26307.40120668 .00000169 00000-0 74307-4 0 9998
2 40090 47.0041 193.7646 0016456 349.1904 10.8625 14.57403728654153Epoch: 2026-11-03T09:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T09:37:44.257Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
6.66575°
Altitude
690.345 km
Speed
7.519 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 55m 03s
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
09:20:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
714.456 km
Perigee altitude
691.151 km
Semi-major axis
7,080.94 km
Eccentricity
0.00165
Inclination
47.0041°
RAAN
193.7646°
Arg. of periapsis
349.1904°
True anomaly
10.89811°
Mean anomaly
10.8625°
Eccentric anomaly
10.8803°
Mean motion
3.64256 °/min
Orbital period
98.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000074307
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2014 (2014-07-14 UTC)
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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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| 7 mins | 2026-11-05 17:42:51.929Z | 180.039° SSW | 2026-11-05 17:45:51.929Z | 142.519° SSE | 19.57° | 2026-11-05 17:49:51.929Z | 88.831° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-05 19:25:51.929Z | 238.217° WSW | 2026-11-05 19:29:51.929Z | 73.248° E | 74.107° | 2026-11-05 19:33:51.929Z | 62.42° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-05 21:09:51.929Z | 286.01° WNW | 2026-11-05 21:12:51.929Z | 334.474° NNW | 39.258° | 2026-11-05 21:17:51.929Z | 58.762° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-05 22:54:51.929Z | 312.42° NW | 2026-11-05 22:57:51.929Z | 15.211° NNE | 39.767° | 2026-11-05 23:01:51.929Z | 77.088° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-06 00:37:51.929Z | 298.257° NW | 2026-11-06 00:41:51.929Z | 121.035° SE | 82.993° | 2026-11-06 00:45:51.929Z | 119.745° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-06 02:22:51.929Z | 254.856° W | 2026-11-06 02:24:51.929Z | 223.462° SW | 21.527° | 2026-11-06 02:27:51.929Z | 182.008° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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