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GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Jul 1999 UTC via a DELTA 7420-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
25872, 1999-041A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
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)
1999-07-25 (26 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 7420-10C
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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 17 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M048
1 25872U 99041A   25192.64550993 -.00000034  00000-0  96256-3 0  9996
2 25872  51.9374 277.8721 0013615 225.5506 284.5160 11.33857940127759
Epoch: 2025-07-11T15:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T15:29:32.057Z)
Latitude
23.29763°
Longitude
-83.91691°
Altitude
1,989.058 km
Speed
6.907 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 13m 02s
True Declination
23° 11' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
22.84453°
Longitude
-85.14908°
Altitude
1,989.124 km
Speed
6.907 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 31m 07s
Apparent Declination
-4° 14' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:46:48
Azimuth
49.564° ENE
Elevation
-43.02°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,003.067 km
Perigee altitude
1,980.276 km
Semi-major axis
8,369.808 km
Eccentricity
0.00136
Inclination
51.9374°
RAAN
277.8721°
Arg. of periapsis
225.5506°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
284.516°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
2.83446 °/min
Orbital period
127.01 mins
BSTAR
0.00096256
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M048 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
22 mins2025-07-12 09:52:19.097Z256.89° W2025-07-12 10:03:19.097Z345.304° N41.003°2025-07-12 10:14:19.097Z55.022° ENE
20 mins2025-07-12 12:09:19.097Z295.048° NW2025-07-12 12:19:19.097Z6.475° NNE35.849°2025-07-12 12:29:19.097Z73.752° E
21 mins2025-07-12 14:25:19.097Z308.73° NW2025-07-12 14:35:19.097Z41.878° NE43.536°2025-07-12 14:46:19.097Z116.054° SE
19 mins2025-07-12 16:39:19.097Z297.594° NW2025-07-12 16:48:19.097Z237.232° WSW35.3°2025-07-12 16:58:19.097Z167.904° S
20 mins2025-07-13 06:54:19.097Z192.115° SSW2025-07-13 07:03:19.097Z130.499° SE35.935°2025-07-13 07:14:19.097Z59.09° ENE
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