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ORBCOMM FM118
Commercial M2M Messaging + AIS (Second-Gen OG2) · ORBCOMM
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One of ORBCOMM's OG2 satellites, representing a generational leap in the company's messaging capability — faster relay times, larger data packets, and dual-purpose AIS ship tracking built into the same spacecraft. OG2 satellites launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, including one of the earliest commercial payloads to fly on a reused Falcon 9 booster.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 437–439 mi (704–706 km)
- Inclination
- 47.0°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41183
- Int’l designator
- 2015-081E
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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