Satellite · NORAD 41183 · COSPAR 2015-081E
ORBCOMM FM118
- Operator ORBCOMM
- Constellation ORBCOMM
- Country United States
Altitude now
699.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.51km/s
Inclination
47.00°
Period
98.7 min
98.7 min
Perigee
695km
Apogee
698km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:33 UTC (8.1 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 15.413° S
- Longitude
- 19.154° W
- Altitude
- 699.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.507 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:33 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- ORBCOMM
- SATCAT owner code
- ORB · ORBCOMM
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 22 Dec 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-081
Objects from the same launch · 10
- ORBCOMM FM11441179PayloadUnknown
- ORBCOMM FM11941180PayloadUnknown
- ORBCOMM FM10541181PayloadUnknown
- ORBCOMM FM11041182PayloadActive
- ORBCOMM FM11241184PayloadActive
- ORBCOMM FM11341185PayloadActive
- ORBCOMM FM11541186PayloadUnknown
- ORBCOMM FM10841187PayloadActive
- ORBCOMM FM11741188PayloadActive
- ORBCOMM FM11641189PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → ORB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 41183
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-081E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHD4
- Canonical slug
- orbcomm-fm118-41183
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (IoT / M2M) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.