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ORBCOMM FM109

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
40086
COSPAR ID
2014-040A
Launched
2014-07-14
site code AFETR
Orbit
LEO
Constellation

Who

Owner / operatorOrbcomm Inc.
ManufacturerSierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems (Louisville)
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeORB

Orbit

OrbitingEarth
Orbit classLEO
Perigee695 km
Apogee698 km
Inclination47°
Period98.7 min
Radar cross-section0.442 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 05:13:04
Mean motion14.58968705 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0001566
Inclination47.0014°
Right ascension of node125.7279°
Argument of perigee180.4372°
Mean anomaly179.6513°
B* drag term1.4003e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch65,552

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).