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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

41187, 2015-081J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 108
1 41187U 15081J   25199.68925804  .00000553  00000-0  15517-3 0  9999
2 41187  47.0062 318.1991 0001834 115.0757 245.0319 14.58190842511391

Epoch: 2025-07-18T16:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T16:32:31.894Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

133.32907°

Altitude

699.786 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.3958°

Longitude

128.79887°

Altitude

700.075 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 10m 38s

Apparent Declination

-58° 48' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:47:51

Azimuth

199.761° SSW

Elevation

-13.972°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

701.553 km

Perigee altitude

698.957 km

Semi-major axis

7,078.392 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

47.0062°

RAAN

318.1991°

Arg. of periapsis

115.0757°

True anomaly

245.01285°

Mean anomaly

245.0319°

Eccentric anomaly

245.02237°

Mean motion

3.64453 °/min

Orbital period

98.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00015517

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

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ORBCOMM FM 118, 41183

ORBCOMM FM 112, 41184

ORBCOMM FM 113, 41185

ORBCOMM FM 115, 41186

ORBCOMM FM 117, 41188

ORBCOMM FM 116, 41189

ORBCOMM FM 108 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 10:49:40.467Z	214.651° SW	2025-07-19 10:52:40.467Z	151.636° SSE	39.066°	2025-07-19 10:56:40.467Z	71.237° E
8 mins	2025-07-19 12:32:40.467Z	271.384° WNW	2025-07-19 12:36:40.467Z	353.704° N	37.057°	2025-07-19 12:40:40.467Z	56.332° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-19 14:17:40.467Z	306.697° NW	2025-07-19 14:20:40.467Z	4.021° NNE	30.672°	2025-07-19 14:24:40.467Z	67.31° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-19 16:01:40.467Z	306.667° NW	2025-07-19 16:04:40.467Z	18° NNE	41.826°	2025-07-19 16:08:40.467Z	102.206° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-19 17:44:40.467Z	278.494° WNW	2025-07-19 17:47:40.467Z	231.204° WSW	29.767°	2025-07-19 17:51:40.467Z	160.033° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187 on other resources

View ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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