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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

41183, 2015-081E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Orbcomm Inc. (US / ORB)

Manufacturer

SNC Louisville

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SN-100A, Unknown motor

Mass

172 kg wet, 158 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-12-22 (10 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, 13 m

Radar Cross Section

2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 118
1 41183U 15081E   25182.14046711  .00000167  00000-0  72555-4 0  9996
2 41183  47.0025 220.7242 0003718 231.2639 128.7914 14.58205524506482

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:22:16.358Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-109.2842°

Altitude

700.839 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 42m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.8926°

Longitude

-137.07258°

Altitude

705.271 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 59m 12s

Apparent Declination

-50° 29' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:58:39

Azimuth

128.307° SE

Elevation

-38.499°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

702.84 km

Perigee altitude

697.577 km

Semi-major axis

7,078.345 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

47.0025°

RAAN

220.7242°

Arg. of periapsis

231.2639°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

128.7914°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64456 °/min

Orbital period

98.78 mins

BSTAR

0.000072555

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2015 (2015-12-22 UTC)

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ORBCOMM FM 112, 41184

ORBCOMM FM 113, 41185

ORBCOMM FM 115, 41186

ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187

ORBCOMM FM 117, 41188

ORBCOMM FM 116, 41189

ORBCOMM FM 118 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.
6 mins	2025-07-02 04:11:25.128Z	173.735° S	2025-07-02 04:14:25.128Z	133.076° SE	18.129°	2025-07-02 04:17:25.128Z	93.359° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-02 05:53:25.128Z	236.635° WSW	2025-07-02 05:57:25.128Z	127.817° SE	44.774°	2025-07-02 06:01:25.128Z	63.275° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-02 07:38:25.128Z	290.669° WNW	2025-07-02 07:41:25.128Z	356.055° N	33.181°	2025-07-02 07:45:25.128Z	57.362° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-02 09:22:25.128Z	309.772° NW	2025-07-02 09:25:25.128Z	7.556° NNE	32.501°	2025-07-02 09:29:25.128Z	75.317° E
8 mins	2025-07-02 11:05:25.128Z	298.416° NW	2025-07-02 11:09:25.128Z	61.007° ENE	44.988°	2025-07-02 11:13:25.128Z	118.624° SE
5 mins	2025-07-02 12:50:25.128Z	256.841° W	2025-07-02 12:52:25.128Z	225.329° WSW	20.43°	2025-07-02 12:55:25.128Z	182.065° SSW

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