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ORBCOMM FM118

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number
41183
COSPAR ID
2015-081E
Launched
2015-12-22
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
Perigee694 km
Apogee698 km
Inclination47.01°
Period98.7 min
Radar cross-section0.505 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 14:19:15
Mean motion14.59139045 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002758
Inclination47.0054°
Right ascension of node34.2001°
Argument of perigee307.0267°
Mean anomaly53.0366°
B* drag term1.8628e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch57,896

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).