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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

Country

US / GLOB

Related business

Globalstar Inc. (US)

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 (28 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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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M004
1 25163U 98008B   26090.48419784 -.00000082  00000-0  11998-3 0  9996
2 25163  51.9996 257.6628 0003141 192.7811 202.0050 12.63417897298008

Epoch: 2026-03-31T11:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-31T11:37:14.693Z)

Latitude

26.77732°

Longitude

-82.40985°

Altitude

1,412.212 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 02s

True Declination

26° 39' 03"

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

01:19:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,411.707 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.815 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.398 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

51.9996°

RAAN

257.6628°

Arg. of periapsis

192.7811°

True anomaly

201.99152°

Mean anomaly

202.005°

Eccentric anomaly

201.99826°

Mean motion

3.15831 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00011998

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

GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165

GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164

GLOBALSTAR M001, 25162

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43357

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43356

DELTA 2 R/B, 25166 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR DEB, 25350 (Decayed)

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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.
15 mins	2026-03-31 21:30:59.606Z	299.502° NW	2026-03-31 21:37:59.606Z	223.963° SW	40.004°	2026-03-31 21:45:59.606Z	152.042° SSE
13 mins	2026-04-01 12:13:59.606Z	180.442° SSW	2026-04-01 12:19:59.606Z	128.596° SE	28.575°	2026-04-01 12:26:59.606Z	68.702° E
15 mins	2026-04-01 14:11:59.606Z	238.344° WSW	2026-04-01 14:18:59.606Z	301.983° NW	44.344°	2026-04-01 14:26:59.606Z	50.937° ENE
14 mins	2026-04-01 16:13:59.606Z	287.513° WNW	2026-04-01 16:19:59.606Z	347.422° N	32.842°	2026-04-01 16:27:59.606Z	55.939° ENE
14 mins	2026-04-01 18:14:59.606Z	310.2° NW	2026-04-01 18:21:59.606Z	20.44° NNE	33.429°	2026-04-01 18:28:59.606Z	80.949° E

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GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-31T11:37:14.693Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GLOBALSTAR M004 Visibility forecast

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