Satellites/ORBCOMM FM117
ORBCOMM FM117
Satellite · United StatesActive
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-section0.535 m²
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 03:54:09
Mean motion14.59022631 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0002074
Inclination47.0005°
Right ascension of node215.2653°
Argument of perigee155.2476°
Mean anomaly204.851°
B* drag term1.9778e-4
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch58,129
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).