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ORBCOMM FM118

NORAD 41183· COSPAR 2015-081E· Active satellite· Communications· LEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 22, 2015 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Full Thrust.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 05:40 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Orbcomm
Country
ORB
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 22, 2015
Mass
Apogee
706 km
Perigee
704 km
Inclination
47.01°
Period
1.65 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ORBCOMM FM118 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
704 × 706 km
705708702May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

7 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2015-081 (Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Orbcomm OG2 Mission 2).

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