ORBCOMM FM 118, 41183
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 118, 41183 is a payload satellite owned by Orbcomm (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 22 Dec 2015 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, 5.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 118
1 41183U 15081E 26129.51152420 .00000330 00000-0 10612-3 0 9991
2 41183 47.0032 184.6303 0003875 229.0042 131.0509 14.58840788552084Epoch: 2026-05-09T12:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T12:16:35.690Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
133.15365°
Altitude
698.936 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 18m 31s
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
07:36:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.896 km
Perigee altitude
695.412 km
Semi-major axis
7,076.291 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
47.0032°
RAAN
184.6303°
Arg. of periapsis
229.0042°
True anomaly
131.08438°
Mean anomaly
131.0509°
Eccentric anomaly
131.06764°
Mean motion
3.64615 °/min
Orbital period
98.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00010612
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2015 (2015-12-22 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 118 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 | 2026-05-10 06:32:59.721Z | 216.228° SW | 2026-05-10 06:35:59.721Z | 164.72° S | 38.569° | 2026-05-10 06:40:59.721Z | 68.797° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-10 08:16:59.721Z | 276.258° WNW | 2026-05-10 08:19:59.721Z | 344.01° N | 37.287° | 2026-05-10 08:23:59.721Z | 55.334° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-10 10:00:59.721Z | 305.04° NW | 2026-05-10 10:03:59.721Z | 358.787° N | 30.666° | 2026-05-10 10:07:59.721Z | 66.17° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-10 11:44:59.721Z | 305.986° NW | 2026-05-10 11:47:59.721Z | 8.059° NNE | 41.677° | 2026-05-10 11:52:59.721Z | 104.456° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-10 13:28:59.721Z | 270.18° WNW | 2026-05-10 13:31:59.721Z | 206.771° SW | 29.597° | 2026-05-10 13:34:59.721Z | 160.761° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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