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ORBCOMM FM117
Commercial M2M Messaging + AIS (Second-Gen OG2) · ORBCOMM
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One of ORBCOMM's OG2 satellites, providing near-real-time machine-to-machine data relay for trucking, heavy equipment, and maritime customers. The satellite's dual M2M and AIS payload reflects ORBCOMM's strategy of squeezing multiple revenue streams out of each spacecraft rather than building single-purpose satellites.
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
- 41188
- Int’l designator
- 2015-081K
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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