GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624 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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / GLOBRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M038
1 25624U 99004D 25288.94686036 -.00000052 00000-0 35621-3 0 9996
2 25624 51.9962 83.7925 0001023 328.9769 174.4819 12.32533940217261Epoch: 2025-10-15T22:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-15T22:43:28.735Z)
Latitude
28.05415°
Longitude
-126.27202°
Altitude
1,540.482 km
Speed
7.099 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 57m 14s
True Declination
27° 55' 33"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:31:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,539.609 km
Perigee altitude
1,537.989 km
Semi-major axis
7,916.936 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
51.9962°
RAAN
83.7925°
Arg. of periapsis
328.9769°
True anomaly
174.48303°
Mean anomaly
174.4819°
Eccentric anomaly
174.48246°
Mean motion
3.08111 °/min
Orbital period
116.84 mins
BSTAR
0.00035621
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1999 (1999-02-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GLOBALSTAR M038 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. |
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| 15 mins | 2025-10-16 11:40:17.581Z | 183.477° SSW | 2025-10-16 11:47:17.581Z | 129.7° SE | 29.459° | 2025-10-16 11:55:17.581Z | 66.357° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2025-10-16 13:42:17.581Z | 238.731° WSW | 2025-10-16 13:50:17.581Z | 357.32° N | 44.227° | 2025-10-16 13:58:17.581Z | 51.344° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2025-10-16 15:46:17.581Z | 283.461° WNW | 2025-10-16 15:54:17.581Z | 356.186° N | 33.635° | 2025-10-16 16:02:17.581Z | 57.549° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2025-10-16 17:51:17.581Z | 308.978° NW | 2025-10-16 17:58:17.581Z | 10.307° NNE | 35.154° | 2025-10-16 18:07:17.581Z | 86.524° E |
| 17 mins | 2025-10-16 19:54:17.581Z | 307.271° NW | 2025-10-16 20:02:17.581Z | 237.646° WSW | 44.992° | 2025-10-16 20:11:17.581Z | 131.074° SE |
| 13 mins | 2025-10-16 21:58:17.581Z | 283.508° WNW | 2025-10-16 22:04:17.581Z | 236.334° WSW | 24.248° | 2025-10-16 22:11:17.581Z | 185.858° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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