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ORBCOMM FM110

Commercial M2M Messaging + AIS (Second-Gen OG2) · ORBCOMM

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Part of ORBCOMM's OG2 second-generation constellation, launched in 2015 to modernize the company's original satellite messaging network. This satellite carries both the core VHF data relay payload and an AIS receiver, allowing ORBCOMM to sell ship-tracking data to maritime customers as a side business alongside its traditional industrial IoT messaging service.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
437–439 mi (703–707 km)
Inclination
47.0°
One orbit
98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
NORAD ID
41182
Int’l designator
2015-081D
Launched
2015

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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