ORBCOMM FM 117, 41188
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ORBCOMM FM 117, 41188 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, 6.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 117
1 41188U 15081K 25257.41443736 .00000475 00000-0 13820-3 0 9993
2 41188 47.0019 44.2814 0002532 4.8882 355.2028 14.58294790519863Epoch: 2025-09-14T09:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T09:56:47.387Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-98.54986°
Altitude
697.115 km
Speed
7.51 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 57m 07s
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
00:36:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.712 km
Perigee altitude
698.128 km
Semi-major axis
7,078.057 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
47.0019°
RAAN
44.2814°
Arg. of periapsis
4.8882°
True anomaly
355.20037°
Mean anomaly
355.2028°
Eccentric anomaly
355.20159°
Mean motion
3.64479 °/min
Orbital period
98.77 mins
BSTAR
0.0001382
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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 117 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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| 9 mins | 2025-09-15 12:25:29.435Z | 213.344° SW | 2025-09-15 12:29:29.435Z | 153.542° SSE | 35.42° | 2025-09-15 12:34:29.435Z | 70.702° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-15 14:09:29.435Z | 266.25° W | 2025-09-15 14:13:29.435Z | 351.459° N | 38.92° | 2025-09-15 14:17:29.435Z | 56.43° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-15 15:54:29.435Z | 304.645° NW | 2025-09-15 15:57:29.435Z | 1.845° NNE | 30.515° | 2025-09-15 16:01:29.435Z | 64.788° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-15 17:38:29.435Z | 308.235° NW | 2025-09-15 17:41:29.435Z | 14.634° NNE | 39.982° | 2025-09-15 17:45:29.435Z | 96.718° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-15 19:21:29.435Z | 282.555° WNW | 2025-09-15 19:25:29.435Z | 203.36° SW | 33.378° | 2025-09-15 19:29:29.435Z | 148.989° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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