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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Feb 1999 UTC via a SOYUZ-U-PVB launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

25622, 1999-004B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Globalstar Inc. (Unknown / GLOB)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-400, LS-400 AOCS

Mass

450 kg wet, 380 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-02-09 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-U-PVB

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 12 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25184.81482773 -.00000073  00000-0  17362-3 0  9992
2 25622  51.9936   6.9897 0001707  80.7692  22.4936 12.62012175217359

Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:33:21.115Z)

Latitude

50.21206°

Longitude

-97.4457°

Altitude

1,419.3 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 51m 52s

True Declination

50° 03' 26"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.21152°

Longitude

-30.08648°

Altitude

1,415.484 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 27m 53s

Apparent Declination

-21° 52' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:11:36

Azimuth

278.462° WNW

Elevation

-44.858°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.374 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.713 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

51.9936°

RAAN

6.9897°

Arg. of periapsis

80.7692°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

22.4936°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15479 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00017362

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GLOBALSTAR M040 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-07-04 12:15:49.932Z	129.523° SE	2025-07-04 12:17:49.932Z	115.56° SE	11.323°	2025-07-04 12:19:49.932Z	101.661° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-04 14:08:49.932Z	204.758° SW	2025-07-04 14:15:49.932Z	135.862° SSE	39.523°	2025-07-04 14:23:49.932Z	58.881° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-04 16:08:49.932Z	258.638° W	2025-07-04 16:15:49.932Z	332.99° NNW	39.871°	2025-07-04 16:23:49.932Z	50.105° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-04 18:10:49.932Z	298.407° NW	2025-07-04 18:16:49.932Z	352.458° N	31.037°	2025-07-04 18:24:49.932Z	63.032° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-04 20:11:49.932Z	312.331° NW	2025-07-04 20:18:49.932Z	25.291° NE	38.169°	2025-07-04 20:26:49.932Z	98.522° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-04 22:11:49.932Z	301.779° NW	2025-07-04 22:18:49.932Z	226.257° WSW	42.074°	2025-07-04 22:26:49.932Z	147.065° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-05 00:14:49.932Z	260.393° W	2025-07-05 00:16:49.932Z	245.378° WSW	14.547°	2025-07-05 00:20:49.932Z	215.898° SW

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