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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

41188, 2015-081K

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 ORBCOMM FM 117
1 41188U 15081K   25198.69622041  .00000492  00000-0  14220-3 0  9999
2 41188  47.0025 321.6407 0002497 118.1564 241.9574 14.58193338511298

Epoch: 2025-07-17T16:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T16:42:33.443Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

135.24301°

Altitude

700.06 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 26m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

38.93207°

Longitude

-97.9185°

Altitude

699.964 km

Speed

7.512 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 36m 22s

Apparent Declination

15° 20' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:03:27

Azimuth

91.708° ESE

Elevation

26.364°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

702.015 km

Perigee altitude

698.48 km

Semi-major axis

7,078.385 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

47.0025°

RAAN

321.6407°

Arg. of periapsis

118.1564°

True anomaly

241.93215°

Mean anomaly

241.9574°

Eccentric anomaly

241.94477°

Mean motion

3.64453 °/min

Orbital period

98.78 mins

BSTAR

0.0001422

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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

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ORBCOMM FM 113, 41185

ORBCOMM FM 115, 41186

ORBCOMM FM 108, 41187

ORBCOMM FM 116, 41189

ORBCOMM FM 117 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	2025-07-18 17:55:01.756Z	275.237° WNW	2025-07-18 17:58:01.756Z	211.117° SW	32.487°	2025-07-18 18:02:01.756Z	151.929° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-19 10:00:01.756Z	177.812° S	2025-07-19 10:02:01.756Z	142.719° SSE	24.986°	2025-07-19 10:06:01.756Z	82.796° E
8 mins	2025-07-19 11:42:01.756Z	250.807° W	2025-07-19 11:45:01.756Z	288.798° WNW	43.032°	2025-07-19 11:50:01.756Z	59.771° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-19 13:26:01.756Z	292.512° NW	2025-07-19 13:29:01.756Z	340.691° N	30.855°	2025-07-19 13:34:01.756Z	61.732° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-19 15:10:01.756Z	306.225° NW	2025-07-19 15:14:01.756Z	24.516° NE	34.794°	2025-07-19 15:18:01.756Z	85.193° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out ORBCOMM FM 117, 41188 on other resources

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