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GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 14 Feb 1998 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
25163, 1998-008B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-400, Unknown motor
Mass
450 kg wet, 380 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1998-02-14 (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, 12 m
Radar Cross Section
5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M004
1 25163U 98008B   25130.40573497 -.00000054  00000-0  27690-3 0  9999
2 25163  51.9979 169.4140 0003181 204.7939 168.3274 12.63395433256914
Epoch: 2025-05-10T09:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T09:44:15.501Z)
Latitude
10.29883°
Longitude
163.02315°
Altitude
1,411.328 km
Speed
7.155 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 50m 08s
True Declination
10° 14' 37"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
48.30691°
Longitude
-147.00205°
Altitude
1,416.164 km
Speed
7.157 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 28m 46s
Apparent Declination
80° 11' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:12:32
Azimuth
357.142° N
Elevation
49.522°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,411.831 km
Perigee altitude
1,406.877 km
Semi-major axis
7,787.491 km
Eccentricity
0.0003181
Inclination
51.9979°
RAAN
169.414°
Arg. of periapsis
204.7939°
True anomaly
168.33477°
Mean anomaly
168.3274°
Eccentric anomaly
168.33109°
Mean motion
3.15825 °/min
BSTAR
0.0002769
Orbital period
113.99 mins
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GLOBALSTAR M004 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-11 06:55:44.657Z357.116° N2025-05-11 06:55:44.657Z357.116° N37.328°2025-05-11 07:02:44.657Z50.565° ENE
14 mins2025-05-11 08:49:44.657Z301.709° NW2025-05-11 08:55:44.657Z355.932° N31.002°2025-05-11 09:03:44.657Z66.322° ENE
15 mins2025-05-11 10:50:44.657Z313.218° NW2025-05-11 10:57:44.657Z35.336° NE39.704°2025-05-11 11:05:44.657Z104.278° ESE
14 mins2025-05-11 12:50:44.657Z297.922° NW2025-05-11 12:56:44.657Z237.813° WSW39.448°2025-05-11 13:04:44.657Z154.005° SSE
13 mins2025-05-12 03:33:44.657Z179.168° S2025-05-12 03:39:44.657Z122.814° SE29.128°2025-05-12 03:46:44.657Z66.637° ENE
15 mins2025-05-12 05:31:44.657Z239.772° WSW2025-05-12 05:38:44.657Z336.077° NNW44.277°2025-05-12 05:46:44.657Z51.196° ENE
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