ORBCOMM FM 116

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Spacetrack Directory Number
2015-12-22
Orbit launches
702.46 km
Average height
27025.21 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 116 - ORBCOMM FM116

Spacetrack Directory Name ORBCOMM FM 116
Alternative name ORBCOMM FM116
Group ORBCOMM
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Orbit launches 2015-12-22 g.01:00 (10 years ago)
Days in orbit 3911
Country/organisation of origin ORBCOMM (ORB)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Type Satellite
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Perigee 709 km
Apogee 711 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 47°
Laps per day 15
Orbit LEO (Non-Polar Inclined)
Height ORBCOMM FM 116 702.46 km

Additional information ORBCOMM FM 116

ORBCOMM FM116, also known as Orbcomm FM116, is a communication satellite designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) traffic monitoring purposes. Launched on December 22, 2015, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 40 using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, this satellite is owned by ORBC and manufactured by SNVL. It operates on a SN-100A bus configuration with dimensions of 1 meter in length, 0.5 meters in diameter, and spans 13 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 158 kg and a launch mass of 172 kg. Equipped with an Orbcomm payload and AIS-receiver for communication purposes, it is powered by deployable solar arrays and batteries. With a shape described as box+pan+ant, the spacecraft has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.55 square meters. The satellites expected lifetime exceeds five years.

satellite ORBCOMM FM 116 Date of exalting 22.12.2015y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 116 hundred 702.46 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 116 is 27025.21 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 116 satellite 47°.

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Frequency ORBCOMM FM 116

In the table below we show the frequencies ORBCOMM FM 116.

Downlink Mode
137.663 MHz FM
137.800 MHz FM

Update time: 2026-09-05 20:30:22
Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 116 is: 702.46km
Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 116 is: 27025.21km/h
Average orbit height ORBCOMM FM 116 is: 47°
ORBCOMM FM 116 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 2015-12-22
ORBCOMM FM 116 is from 3911 days Days in orbit.