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GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874 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

25874, 1999-041C

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)

1999-07-25 (27 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, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M043
1 25874U 99041C   26079.98437046 -.00000068  00000-0  18865-4 0  9991
2 25874  51.9387 157.5559 0013466  66.1768 105.4188 11.25697886154046

Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:37:29.607Z)

Latitude

6.4613°

Longitude

159.60696°

Altitude

2,034.744 km

Speed

6.884 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 58s

True Declination

6° 25' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

15:26:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,043.392 km

Perigee altitude

2,020.741 km

Semi-major axis

8,410.203 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

51.9387°

RAAN

157.5559°

Arg. of periapsis

66.1768°

True anomaly

105.56749°

Mean anomaly

105.4188°

Eccentric anomaly

105.49315°

Mean motion

2.81406 °/min

Orbital period

127.93 mins

BSTAR

0.000018865

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872

DELTA 2 R/B, 25876

GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873

GLOBALSTAR M028, 25875

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GLOBALSTAR M043 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.
22 mins	2026-03-21 11:46:39.749Z	294.077° NW	2026-03-21 11:57:39.749Z	6.148° NNE	36.176°	2026-03-21 12:08:39.749Z	77.91° E
22 mins	2026-03-21 14:03:39.749Z	307.618° NW	2026-03-21 14:14:39.749Z	43.719° NE	44.163°	2026-03-21 14:25:39.749Z	119.642° SE
19 mins	2026-03-21 16:19:39.749Z	295.927° NW	2026-03-21 16:28:39.749Z	237.01° WSW	33.267°	2026-03-21 16:38:39.749Z	172.154° S
4 mins	2026-03-22 04:36:39.749Z	117.687° SE	2026-03-22 04:37:39.749Z	112.444° ESE	11.116°	2026-03-22 04:40:39.749Z	96.944° ESE
20 mins	2026-03-22 06:40:39.749Z	200.364° SSW	2026-03-22 06:50:39.749Z	126.115° SE	39.182°	2026-03-22 07:00:39.749Z	58.483° ENE
21 mins	2026-03-22 08:55:39.749Z	253.654° W	2026-03-22 09:05:39.749Z	337.733° N	42.093°	2026-03-22 09:16:39.749Z	53.753° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T23:37:29.607Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M043 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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