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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

25624, 1999-004D

Orbit

LEO

Country

US / GLOB

Related business

Globalstar Inc. (US)

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 (27 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, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M038
1 25624U 99004D   26127.54739818 -.00000053  00000-0  35026-3 0  9992
2 25624  51.9970 217.4355 0001345  23.2987 350.4185 12.32544923242372

Epoch: 2026-05-07T13:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T13:08:15.202Z)

Latitude

10.75822°

Longitude

163.47621°

Altitude

1,537.242 km

Speed

7.1 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 43s

True Declination

10° 42' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:35:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,539.817 km

Perigee altitude

1,537.687 km

Semi-major axis

7,916.889 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

51.997°

RAAN

217.4355°

Arg. of periapsis

23.2987°

True anomaly

350.41593°

Mean anomaly

350.4185°

Eccentric anomaly

350.41722°

Mean motion

3.08114 °/min

Orbital period

116.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00035026

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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.
13 mins	2026-05-08 06:40:08.925Z	170.178° S	2026-05-08 06:47:08.925Z	120.158° SE	22.329°	2026-05-08 06:53:08.925Z	76.047° E
16 mins	2026-05-08 08:41:08.925Z	225.429° WSW	2026-05-08 08:49:08.925Z	94.443° ESE	44.682°	2026-05-08 08:57:08.925Z	53.463° ENE
16 mins	2026-05-08 10:45:08.925Z	275.541° WNW	2026-05-08 10:52:08.925Z	339.612° N	35.826°	2026-05-08 11:01:08.925Z	54.652° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-08 12:50:08.925Z	306.437° NW	2026-05-08 12:57:08.925Z	9.768° NNE	33.357°	2026-05-08 13:05:08.925Z	76.062° E
17 mins	2026-05-08 14:53:08.925Z	309.473° NW	2026-05-08 15:01:08.925Z	30.207° NE	43.962°	2026-05-08 15:10:08.925Z	119.347° SE
14 mins	2026-05-08 16:57:08.925Z	289.785° WNW	2026-05-08 17:03:08.925Z	238.189° WSW	31.356°	2026-05-08 17:11:08.925Z	172.302° S

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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T13:08:15.202Z)

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1999 (1999-02-09 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M038 Visibility forecast

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