GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873 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 | 14 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 14 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M026
1 25873U 99041B 25070.87226297 .00000054 00000-0 43357-2 0 9998
2 25873 52.0042 30.9678 0001761 95.1083 276.9561 11.06830375137713Epoch: 2025-03-11T20:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T20:56:03.52Z)
| Latitude | 9.44997° |
| Longitude | -85.37932° |
| Altitude | 2,126.722 km |
| Speed | 6.848 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 33m 37s |
| True Declination | 9° 24' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -35.16269° |
| Longitude | 119.06448° |
| Altitude | 2,139.098 km |
| Speed | 6.842 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 31m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -75° 46' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:34:49 |
| Azimuth | 172.255° S |
| Elevation | -27.225° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 2,128.854 km |
| Perigee altitude | 2,125.858 km |
| Semi-major axis | 8,505.493 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001761 |
| Inclination | 52.0042° |
| RAAN | 30.9678° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 95.1083° |
| True anomaly | 276.93607° |
| Mean anomaly | 276.9561° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 276.94608° |
| Mean motion | 2.7669 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0043357 |
| Orbital period | 130.11 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)
| GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872 |
| GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874 |
| GLOBALSTAR M028, 25875 |
| DELTA 2 R/B, 25876 |
GLOBALSTAR M026 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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| 9 mins | 2025-03-12 20:48:52.688Z | 136.096° SSE | 2025-03-12 20:53:52.688Z | 110.901° ESE | 12.948° | 2025-03-12 20:57:52.688Z | 90.685° ESE |
| 22 mins | 2025-03-12 22:57:52.688Z | 204.259° SW | 2025-03-12 23:08:52.688Z | 127.79° SE | 40.539° | 2025-03-12 23:19:52.688Z | 56.729° ENE |
| 22 mins | 2025-03-13 01:15:52.688Z | 256.04° W | 2025-03-13 01:25:52.688Z | 325.09° NNW | 41.57° | 2025-03-13 01:37:52.688Z | 54.334° ENE |
| 21 mins | 2025-03-13 03:35:52.688Z | 294.413° NW | 2025-03-13 03:45:52.688Z | 0.467° NNE | 36.398° | 2025-03-13 03:56:52.688Z | 74.266° E |
| 22 mins | 2025-03-13 05:54:52.688Z | 308.021° NW | 2025-03-13 06:05:52.688Z | 43.27° NE | 43.792° | 2025-03-13 06:16:52.688Z | 116.858° SE |
| 20 mins | 2025-03-13 08:12:52.688Z | 297.319° NW | 2025-03-13 08:22:52.688Z | 230.108° WSW | 34.889° | 2025-03-13 08:32:52.688Z | 169.362° S |
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