ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187 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, Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 108
1 41187U 15081J 26150.34367145 .00000968 00000-0 24114-3 0 9991
2 41187 47.0050 266.5596 0002027 136.6738 223.4307 14.58845088557473Epoch: 2026-05-30T08:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-30T08:14:53.213Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-105.02322°
Altitude
698.163 km
Speed
7.508 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 46m 14s
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
04:53:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
699.574 km
Perigee altitude
696.705 km
Semi-major axis
7,076.277 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
47.005°
RAAN
266.5596°
Arg. of periapsis
136.6738°
True anomaly
223.41473°
Mean anomaly
223.4307°
Eccentric anomaly
223.42272°
Mean motion
3.64616 °/min
Orbital period
98.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00024114
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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 108 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 | 2026-05-31 10:45:09.531Z | 224.47° SW | 2026-05-31 10:48:09.531Z | 167.023° S | 42.186° | 2026-05-31 10:53:09.531Z | 65.884° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-31 12:29:09.531Z | 282.517° WNW | 2026-05-31 12:32:09.531Z | 348.21° N | 35.266° | 2026-05-31 12:36:09.531Z | 55.674° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-31 14:13:09.531Z | 307.235° NW | 2026-05-31 14:16:09.531Z | 1.988° NNE | 31.133° | 2026-05-31 14:20:09.531Z | 69.756° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-31 15:57:09.531Z | 303.589° NW | 2026-05-31 16:00:09.531Z | 12.646° NNE | 43.684° | 2026-05-31 16:05:09.531Z | 110.593° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-05-31 17:41:09.531Z | 263.653° W | 2026-05-31 17:43:09.531Z | 228.35° WSW | 25.558° | 2026-05-31 17:47:09.531Z | 166.536° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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