Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
11 next generation Orbcomm-2 F satellites will be launched into Low Earth Orbit to enhance Orbcomm’s existing M2M network. The satellites will feature larger message and better performance, as well as providing better global coverage. Each of the new second generation satellites will be…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 11 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORBCOMM FM114 2015-081A | Payload | 695 × 698 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM119 2015-081B | Payload | 696 × 697 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM105 2015-081C | Payload | 739 × 741 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM110 2015-081D | Payload | 694 × 699 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM118 2015-081E | Payload | 694 × 700 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM112 2015-081F | Payload | 695 × 698 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM113 2015-081G | Payload | 696 × 697 km · 47.0° | Globe |
| ORBCOMM FM115 2015-081H | Payload | 682 × 683 km · 47.0° | Globe |
Show all 11 objects
COSPAR ID 2015-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).