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, 10.3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.222 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 ORBCOMM FM 117
1 41188U 15081K 25308.86494325 .00000693 00000-0 18436-3 0 9999
2 41188 46.9998 161.1999 0003254 252.5568 107.4962 14.58459454527374Epoch: 2025-11-04T20:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T20:45:31.096Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
165.47446°
Altitude
699.061 km
Speed
7.508 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 44m 47s
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
09:30:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.691 km
Perigee altitude
697.084 km
Semi-major axis
7,077.525 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
46.9998°
RAAN
161.1999°
Arg. of periapsis
252.5568°
True anomaly
107.53176°
Mean anomaly
107.4962°
Eccentric anomaly
107.51398°
Mean motion
3.6452 °/min
Orbital period
98.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00018436
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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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| 8 mins | 2025-11-05 16:39:27.879Z | 199.618° SSW | 2025-11-05 16:43:27.879Z | 127.775° SE | 29.719° | 2025-11-05 16:47:27.879Z | 75.253° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-05 18:22:27.879Z | 257.916° W | 2025-11-05 18:26:27.879Z | 345.954° N | 41.824° | 2025-11-05 18:30:27.879Z | 57.239° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-05 20:07:27.879Z | 300.751° NW | 2025-11-05 20:10:27.879Z | 357.952° N | 30.751° | 2025-11-05 20:14:27.879Z | 61.397° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-05 21:51:27.879Z | 309.399° NW | 2025-11-05 21:54:27.879Z | 9.854° NNE | 37.216° | 2025-11-05 21:58:27.879Z | 89.015° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-05 23:34:27.879Z | 288.36° WNW | 2025-11-05 23:38:27.879Z | 203.348° SW | 38.954° | 2025-11-05 23:42:27.879Z | 140.493° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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