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ORBCOMM FM112
Commercial M2M Messaging + AIS (Second-Gen OG2) · ORBCOMM
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Part of ORBCOMM's second-generation constellation, providing significantly faster satellite IoT messaging than the company's original 1990s fleet. This satellite's AIS payload also contributes ship-tracking data used by maritime security agencies, insurance companies, and shipping lines monitoring vessel positions worldwide.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 437–439 mi (702–707 km)
- Inclination
- 47.0°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41184
- Int’l designator
- 2015-081F
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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