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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

13 hours ago

Origin

Globalstar Inc. (Unknown / GLOB)

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 13 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M004
1 25163U 98008B   25181.84915267 -.00000081  00000-0  12573-3 0  9992
2 25163  52.0020  12.4725 0002671 337.0075 126.3952 12.63397685263414

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:22:46.79Z)

Latitude

50.17538°

Longitude

-101.15833°

Altitude

1,416.057 km

Speed

7.158 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 14m 45s

True Declination

50° 01' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

38.45741°

Longitude

-72.20862°

Altitude

1,413.947 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 50m 54s

Apparent Declination

3° 56' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:26:23

Azimuth

351.212° N

Elevation

-45.787°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.424 km

Perigee altitude

1,407.264 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.481 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

52.002°

RAAN

12.4725°

Arg. of periapsis

337.0075°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

126.3952°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15826 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00012573

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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 1998 (1998-02-14 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M001, 25162

GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164

GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165

DELTA 2 R/B, 25166 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR DEB, 25350 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43356

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43357

GLOBALSTAR M004 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 13:03:02.467Z	143.336° SSE	2025-07-01 13:06:02.467Z	121.387° SE	14.564°	2025-07-01 13:10:02.467Z	91.83° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-01 14:58:02.467Z	211.042° SW	2025-07-01 15:05:02.467Z	124.185° SE	42.011°	2025-07-01 15:13:02.467Z	56.368° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-01 16:58:02.467Z	265.442° W	2025-07-01 17:05:02.467Z	343.682° N	38.013°	2025-07-01 17:13:02.467Z	51.415° ENE
13 mins	2025-07-01 19:00:02.467Z	303.403° NW	2025-07-01 19:06:02.467Z	1.023° NNE	31.086°	2025-07-01 19:13:02.467Z	63.901° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-01 21:00:02.467Z	311.49° NW	2025-07-01 21:07:02.467Z	18.674° NNE	39.738°	2025-07-01 21:15:02.467Z	102.965° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-01 23:00:02.467Z	299.502° NW	2025-07-01 23:07:02.467Z	228.903° WSW	39.581°	2025-07-01 23:15:02.467Z	153.403° SSE

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