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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / GLOBRelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-400, Unknown motor
Mass
450 kg wet, 380 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M004
1 25163U 98008B 25355.73308610 -.00000095 00000-0 49739-4 0 9991
2 25163 51.9976 201.9888 0003269 7.1196 69.6136 12.63411140285397Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T17:35:38.639Z)
Latitude
50.22675°
Longitude
-83.38625°
Altitude
1,413.892 km
Speed
7.16 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 04m 15s
True Declination
50° 04' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:09:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,411.835 km
Perigee altitude
1,406.744 km
Semi-major axis
7,787.426 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
51.9976°
RAAN
201.9888°
Arg. of periapsis
7.1196°
True anomaly
69.64872°
Mean anomaly
69.6136°
Eccentric anomaly
69.63116°
Mean motion
3.15829 °/min
Orbital period
113.99 mins
BSTAR
0.000049739
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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 1998 (1998-02-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-12-22 14:11:20.889Z | 148.231° SSE | 2025-12-22 14:15:20.889Z | 119.793° SE | 14.41° | 2025-12-22 14:19:20.889Z | 90.631° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-22 16:07:20.889Z | 210.269° SW | 2025-12-22 16:13:20.889Z | 151.64° SSE | 41.723° | 2025-12-22 16:21:20.889Z | 57.522° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-22 18:07:20.889Z | 265.86° W | 2025-12-22 18:13:20.889Z | 326.235° NNW | 38.034° | 2025-12-22 18:21:20.889Z | 49.45° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-12-22 20:08:20.889Z | 299.761° NW | 2025-12-22 20:15:20.889Z | 4.1° NNE | 31.055° | 2025-12-22 20:22:20.889Z | 64.637° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2025-12-22 22:09:20.889Z | 312.049° NW | 2025-12-22 22:16:20.889Z | 24.322° NE | 39.735° | 2025-12-22 22:24:20.889Z | 103.188° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2025-12-23 00:09:20.889Z | 299.118° NW | 2025-12-23 00:16:20.889Z | 223.276° SW | 39.698° | 2025-12-23 00:24:20.889Z | 152.681° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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