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ORBCOMM

ORBCOMM · United States

Median orbit
696 km · 47.0°
Active
14
Inactive
0
Decayed
1
On orbit
59
Total launched
60
Launches
11
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
0
First launch
17 Jul 1991
Last launch
22 Dec 2015
Activity scorederived
0.0
launch cadence index
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:41 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month0204060199119971998199920122015

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month02468101991-071997-121998-081999-122012-102015-12

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram01020550 km600 km650 km700 km750 km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram010203050°60°70°80°90°100°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
700 km47.00°5
760 km45.00°4
690 km47.00°3

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 11 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2015-08122 Dec 2015Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida117
2014-04014 Jul 2014Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida61
2012-05408 Oct 2012Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2008-03119 Jun 2008Kapustin Yar Missile and Space Complex60
1999-06504 Dec 1999Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)71
1998-05323 Sept 1998Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)81
1998-04602 Aug 1998Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)82
1998-00710 Feb 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California21
1997-08423 Dec 1997Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)81
1995-01703 Apr 1995Western Range Airspace (air launch)20
1991-05017 Jul 1991Guiana Space Centre, Kourou10

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
ORBCOMM FM11641189Active22 Dec 2015696 km697 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11741188Active22 Dec 2015694 km699 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM10841187Active22 Dec 2015695 km698 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11541186Unknown22 Dec 2015682 km683 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11341185Active22 Dec 2015695 km698 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11241184Active22 Dec 2015694 km699 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11841183Active22 Dec 2015695 km698 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11041182Active22 Dec 2015695 km698 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM10541181Unknown22 Dec 2015739 km742 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11941180Unknown22 Dec 2015695 km698 km47.00°
ORBCOMM FM11441179Unknown22 Dec 2015694 km699 km47.01°
ORBCOMM FM10340091Unknown14 Jul 2014695 km698 km47.01°

Reentries

Decays by month

1 decays recorded · per month

Decayed satellites per month00.20.40.60.812012-10

Timeline

Events

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