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ORBCOMM FM116
Commercial M2M Messaging + AIS (Second-Gen OG2) · ORBCOMM
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Part of ORBCOMM's second-generation OG2 constellation, completing the modernization of a satellite messaging network that traces its origins back to 1998. This satellite's combined M2M and AIS capabilities continue serving customers who need to track assets and vessels in locations where cellular networks simply don't reach.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 438 mi (704–705 km)
- Inclination
- 47.0°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41189
- Int’l designator
- 2015-081L
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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