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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 16 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M048
1 25872U 99041A 25070.81311372 -.00000086 00000-0 -42756-3 0 9990
2 25872 51.9351 207.0643 0013086 20.5333 132.9777 11.33855139113938Epoch: 2025-03-11T19:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T19:30:53.025Z)
| Latitude | 20.5153° |
| Longitude | -92.32562° |
| Altitude | 1,999.096 km |
| Speed | 6.898 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 40m 25s |
| True Declination | 20° 25' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -24.40255° |
| Longitude | 82.35634° |
| Altitude | 1,991.619 km |
| Speed | 6.905 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 39m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | -51° 49' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:42:15 |
| Azimuth | 225.958° WSW |
| Elevation | -30.7° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,002.638 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,980.732 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,369.822 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013086 |
| Inclination | 51.9351° |
| RAAN | 207.0643° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 20.5333° |
| True anomaly | 133.08729° |
| Mean anomaly | 132.9777° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 133.03251° |
| Mean motion | 2.83445 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.00042756 |
| Orbital period | 127.01 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)
| GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873 |
| GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874 |
| GLOBALSTAR M028, 25875 |
| DELTA 2 R/B, 25876 |
GLOBALSTAR M048 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 22 mins | 2025-03-12 11:40:16.798Z | 224.467° SW | 2025-03-12 11:51:16.798Z | 101.406° ESE | 44.706° | 2025-03-12 12:02:16.798Z | 53.48° ENE |
| 20 mins | 2025-03-12 13:56:16.798Z | 272.978° WNW | 2025-03-12 14:06:16.798Z | 350.391° N | 37.843° | 2025-03-12 14:16:16.798Z | 57.608° ENE |
| 21 mins | 2025-03-12 16:12:16.798Z | 301.913° NW | 2025-03-12 16:22:16.798Z | 12.678° NNE | 37.405° | 2025-03-12 16:33:16.798Z | 87.27° E |
| 21 mins | 2025-03-12 18:27:16.798Z | 306.925° NW | 2025-03-12 18:37:16.798Z | 278.855° WNW | 44.94° | 2025-03-12 18:48:16.798Z | 132.029° SE |
| 17 mins | 2025-03-12 20:42:16.798Z | 289.287° WNW | 2025-03-12 20:50:16.798Z | 240.236° WSW | 25.898° | 2025-03-12 20:59:16.798Z | 186.626° SSW |
| 11 mins | 2025-03-13 08:48:16.798Z | 145.413° SSE | 2025-03-13 08:53:16.798Z | 117.113° SE | 16.619° | 2025-03-13 08:59:16.798Z | 83.282° E |
| 20 mins | 2025-03-13 10:56:16.798Z | 210.843° SW | 2025-03-13 11:05:16.798Z | 144.802° SSE | 42.581° | 2025-03-13 11:16:16.798Z | 55.635° ENE |
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