Orbcomm
Machine-to-machine messaging constellation · Official site
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Orbcomm accounts for 98 cataloged objects, of which 68 are in orbit and 14 are active. 30 have reentered. The first launched in 1991, the most recent in 2023. The busiest year was 1998, with 18 added. The most common spacecraft bus is Microstar.
Catalog names covered: ORBC
68
In orbit
14
Active
98
Total launched
30
Reentered
Orbcomm satellites launched per year
Still in orbit Since reentered Click a year to list its satellites.
Spacecraft buses
The platforms Orbcomm satellites are built on.
Registered under
US 98
Related constellations
Orbcomm satellites
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| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Bus | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 57395 | 1999-065T | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 98 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56441 | 1999-065S | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 96 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56440 | 1999-065R | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 96 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56439 | 1999-065Q | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 94 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56438 | 1999-065P | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 96 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56437 | 1999-065N | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 100 min, 44.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56436 | 1999-065M | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 99 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56435 | 1999-065L | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 95 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 DEB deb Orbcomm FM36 | 56173 | 1999-065K | · | Mar 11, 2023 | 96 min, 44.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51450 | 1997-084Z | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 99 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51449 | 1997-084V | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 99 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51448 | 1997-084X | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51092 | 1997-084W | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51091 | 1997-084V | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 97 min, 45.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM 5 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 51090 | 1997-084U | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 100 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50147 | 1997-084T | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 98 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50146 | 1997-084S | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 93 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50145 | 1997-084R | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 98 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50144 | 1997-084Q | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 95 min, 44.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50143 | 1997-084P | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 95 min, 44.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50142 | 1997-084N | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 93 min, 44.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50141 | 1997-084M | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 93 min, 44.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 DEB deb Orbcomm FM5 | 50140 | 1997-084L | · | Nov 18, 2021 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44028 | 1998-046X | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 91 min, 45.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44027 | 1998-046W | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 92 min, 45.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44026 | 1998-046V | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 95 min, 45.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44025 | 1998-046U | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 104 min, 45.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44024 | 1998-046T | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44023 | 1998-046S | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44022 | 1998-046R | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 95 min, 45.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44021 | 1998-046Q | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 94 min, 45.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44020 | 1998-046P | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 92 min, 45.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44019 | 1998-046N | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 98 min, 45.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44018 | 1998-046M | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 96 min, 45.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 DEB deb Orbcomm FM16 | 44017 | 1998-046L | Microstar | Dec 22, 2018 | 95 min, 45.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM116 Orbcomm FM116 | 41189 | 2015-081L | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM117 Orbcomm FM117 | 41188 | 2015-081K | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM108 Orbcomm FM108 | 41187 | 2015-081J | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM115 Orbcomm FM115 | 41186 | 2015-081H | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 98 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM113 Orbcomm FM113 | 41185 | 2015-081G | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM112 Orbcomm FM112 | 41184 | 2015-081F | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM118 Orbcomm FM118 | 41183 | 2015-081E | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM110 Orbcomm FM110 | 41182 | 2015-081D | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM105 Orbcomm FM105 | 41181 | 2015-081C | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 100 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM119 Orbcomm FM119 | 41180 | 2015-081B | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM114 Orbcomm FM114 | 41179 | 2015-081A | SN-100A | Dec 22, 2015 | 99 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM103 Orbcomm FM103 | 40091 | 2014-040F | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 99 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM104 Orbcomm FM104 | 40090 | 2014-040E | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 99 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM111 Orbcomm FM111 | 40089 | 2014-040D | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 97 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM106 Orbcomm FM106 | 40088 | 2014-040C | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 98 min, 47.1° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM107 Orbcomm FM107 | 40087 | 2014-040B | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 99 min, 47.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM109 Orbcomm FM109 | 40086 | 2014-040A | SN-100A | Jul 14, 2014 | 99 min, 47.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM OG2 Orbcomm OG2-1 | 38847 | 2012-054B | SN-100A | Oct 8, 2012 | 88 min, 51.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM40 Orbcomm Q4 | 33065 | 2008-031F | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM37 Orbcomm Q1 | 33064 | 2008-031E | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM39 Orbcomm Q3 | 33063 | 2008-031D | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM29 Orbcomm J1 | 33062 | 2008-031C | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM41 Orbcomm Q5 | 33061 | 2008-031B | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM38 Orbcomm Q2 | 33060 | 2008-031A | Sterkh | Jun 19, 2008 | 97 min, 48.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM34 Orbcomm D6 | 25986 | 1999-065G | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM35 Orbcomm D7 | 25985 | 1999-065F | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM36 Orbcomm D8 | 25984 | 1999-065E | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM33 Orbcomm D5 | 25983 | 1999-065D | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM32 Orbcomm D4 | 25982 | 1999-065C | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM31 Orbcomm D3 | 25981 | 1999-065B | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM30 Orbcomm D2 | 25980 | 1999-065A | Microstar | Dec 4, 1999 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM28 Orbcomm C8 | 25482 | 1998-053H | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM27 Orbcomm C7 | 25481 | 1998-053G | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM26 Orbcomm C6 | 25480 | 1998-053F | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM25 Orbcomm C5 | 25479 | 1998-053E | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM24 Orbcomm C4 | 25478 | 1998-053D | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM23 Orbcomm C3 | 25477 | 1998-053C | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM22 Orbcomm C2 | 25476 | 1998-053B | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM21 Orbcomm C1 | 25475 | 1998-053A | Microstar | Sep 23, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM13 Orbcomm B1 | 25420 | 1998-046H | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM14 Orbcomm B2 | 25419 | 1998-046G | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM15 Orbcomm B3 | 25418 | 1998-046F | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM16 Orbcomm B4 | 25417 | 1998-046E | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM20 Orbcomm B8 | 25416 | 1998-046D | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM19 Orbcomm B7 | 25415 | 1998-046C | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM18 Orbcomm B6 | 25414 | 1998-046B | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM17 Orbcomm B5 | 25413 | 1998-046A | Microstar | Aug 2, 1998 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM04 Orbcomm G2 | 25159 | 1998-007C | Microstar | Feb 10, 1998 | 100 min, 108.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM03 Orbcomm G1 | 25158 | 1998-007B | Microstar | Feb 10, 1998 | 100 min, 108.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM07 Orbcomm A3 | 25119 | 1997-084H | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 99 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM06 Orbcomm A2 | 25118 | 1997-084G | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 99 min, 45.0° | Active | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM05 Orbcomm A1 | 25117 | 1997-084F | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 99 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM09 Orbcomm A5 | 25116 | 1997-084E | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM12 Orbcomm A8 | 25115 | 1997-084D | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM11 Orbcomm A7 | 25114 | 1997-084C | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM10 Orbcomm A6 | 25113 | 1997-084B | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 100 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM08 Orbcomm A4 | 25112 | 1997-084A | Microstar | Dec 23, 1997 | 99 min, 45.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| PEGASUS DEB deb Orbcomm FM1 | 23650 | 1995-017E | · | Apr 3, 1995 | 91 min, 69.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM02 Orbcomm F2 | 23546 | 1995-017B | Microstar | Apr 3, 1995 | 96 min, 70.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM FM01 Orbcomm F1 | 23545 | 1995-017A | Microstar | Apr 3, 1995 | 96 min, 70.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| PEGASUS R/B Orbcomm CDS-2 | 22639 | 1993-026B | ORB-CDS | Apr 25, 1993 | 100 min, 69.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OXP 1 Orbcomm CDS-1 | 22489 | 1993-009A | Picostar | Feb 9, 1993 | 100 min, 25.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| ORBCOMM-X Orbcomm-X | 21576 | 1991-050C | Orbcomm-X | Jul 17, 1991 | 100 min, 98.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
Frequently asked questions
How many satellites does Orbcomm operate?
Orbcomm accounts for 98 cataloged objects, of which 68 are currently in orbit. 30 have reentered.
How many Orbcomm satellites are active?
14 Orbcomm satellites carry an active status in the catalog.
When did Orbcomm's first satellite launch?
The first cataloged Orbcomm object launched in 1991, and the most recent in 2023.
What satellite buses does Orbcomm use?
The most common spacecraft bus among cataloged Orbcomm objects is Microstar.