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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M038
1 25624U 99004D 25258.21659640 -.00000079 00000-0 12908-3 0 9996
2 25624 51.9966 172.2966 0001178 246.9670 278.4167 12.32532064213471Epoch: 2025-09-15T05:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T05:11:53.928Z)
Latitude
11.47453°
Longitude
-89.18406°
Altitude
1,538.206 km
Speed
7.099 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 52m 51s
True Declination
11° 24' 51"
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
12:32:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,539.74 km
Perigee altitude
1,537.874 km
Semi-major axis
7,916.944 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
51.9966°
RAAN
172.2966°
Arg. of periapsis
246.967°
True anomaly
278.40335°
Mean anomaly
278.4167°
Eccentric anomaly
278.41002°
Mean motion
3.08111 °/min
Orbital period
116.84 mins
BSTAR
0.00012908
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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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| 16 mins | 2025-09-15 19:59:03.133Z | 194.832° SSW | 2025-09-15 20:07:03.133Z | 122.934° SE | 35.29° | 2025-09-15 20:15:03.133Z | 61.219° ENE |
| 17 mins | 2025-09-15 22:01:03.133Z | 248.265° W | 2025-09-15 22:09:03.133Z | 322.69° NNW | 42.528° | 2025-09-15 22:18:03.133Z | 51.048° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2025-09-16 00:06:03.133Z | 290.356° WNW | 2025-09-16 00:13:03.133Z | 347.515° N | 32.586° | 2025-09-16 00:22:03.133Z | 61.879° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2025-09-16 02:11:03.133Z | 311.415° NW | 2025-09-16 02:18:03.133Z | 16.782° NNE | 37.376° | 2025-09-16 02:27:03.133Z | 94.705° ESE |
| 16 mins | 2025-09-16 04:14:03.133Z | 304.077° NW | 2025-09-16 04:22:03.133Z | 201.247° SSW | 43.577° | 2025-09-16 04:30:03.133Z | 141.65° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-16 06:19:03.133Z | 270.835° WNW | 2025-09-16 06:23:03.133Z | 241.141° WSW | 18.282° | 2025-09-16 06:28:03.133Z | 205.335° SW |
| 15 mins | 2025-09-16 19:20:03.133Z | 182.447° SSW | 2025-09-16 19:27:03.133Z | 125.849° SE | 29.654° | 2025-09-16 19:35:03.133Z | 65.236° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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