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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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25183.76533921 -.00000072  00000-0  17716-3 0  9999
2 25622  51.9935  10.1838 0001706  78.6326 294.2292 12.62012143217224

Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:22:05.307Z)

Latitude

10.07489°

Longitude

-178.43857°

Altitude

1,414.049 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 12m 30s

True Declination

10° 01' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.54987°

Longitude

53.71398°

Altitude

1,432.639 km

Speed

7.145 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 06m 48s

Apparent Declination

-74° 24' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:47:47

Azimuth

200.48° SSW

Elevation

-40.898°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.373 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.714 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

51.9935°

RAAN

10.1838°

Arg. of periapsis

78.6326°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

294.2292°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15479 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00017716

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SL-4 R/B(1), 25625 (Decayed)

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.
12 mins	2025-07-03 13:25:00.904Z	173.43° S	2025-07-03 13:31:00.904Z	123.672° SE	25.02°	2025-07-03 13:37:00.904Z	74.036° E
15 mins	2025-07-03 15:23:00.904Z	232.07° WSW	2025-07-03 15:30:00.904Z	327.011° NNW	44.968°	2025-07-03 15:38:00.904Z	52.232° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-03 17:24:00.904Z	280.36° WNW	2025-07-03 17:31:00.904Z	350.097° N	33.831°	2025-07-03 17:38:00.904Z	51.951° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-03 19:26:00.904Z	309.327° NW	2025-07-03 19:32:00.904Z	4.978° NNE	32.538°	2025-07-03 19:40:00.904Z	77.55° E
16 mins	2025-07-03 21:26:00.904Z	309.715° NW	2025-07-03 21:33:00.904Z	12.412° NNE	44.07°	2025-07-03 21:42:00.904Z	121.261° SE
13 mins	2025-07-03 23:27:00.904Z	286.503° WNW	2025-07-03 23:33:00.904Z	228.288° WSW	29.452°	2025-07-03 23:40:00.904Z	173.313° S

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