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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

Unknown / 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 9 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M004
1 25163U 98008B   26038.45713378 -.00000070  00000-0  18541-3 0  9999
2 25163  52.0008  56.3889 0003500  94.4035  70.6087 12.63414357291428

Epoch: 2026-02-07T10:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T10:58:16.358Z)

Latitude

11.72558°

Longitude

-75.04515°

Altitude

1,407.911 km

Speed

7.159 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 08m 24s

True Declination

11° 39' 47"

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

21:58:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,412.001 km

Perigee altitude

1,406.55 km

Semi-major axis

7,787.413 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

52.0008°

RAAN

56.3889°

Arg. of periapsis

94.4035°

True anomaly

70.64654°

Mean anomaly

70.6087°

Eccentric anomaly

70.62762°

Mean motion

3.1583 °/min

Orbital period

113.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00018541

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

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43357

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43356

GLOBALSTAR M001, 25162

DELTA 2 R/B, 25166 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164

GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165

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.
8 mins	2026-02-08 01:24:15.935Z	148.051° SSE	2026-02-08 01:28:15.935Z	119.732° SE	14.273°	2026-02-08 01:32:15.935Z	90.68° ESE
14 mins	2026-02-08 03:20:15.935Z	209.926° SW	2026-02-08 03:26:15.935Z	151.132° SSE	41.63°	2026-02-08 03:34:15.935Z	57.602° ENE
14 mins	2026-02-08 05:20:15.935Z	265.654° W	2026-02-08 05:26:15.935Z	326.367° NNW	38.11°	2026-02-08 05:34:15.935Z	49.468° ENE
14 mins	2026-02-08 07:21:15.935Z	299.709° NW	2026-02-08 07:28:15.935Z	4.288° NNE	31.013°	2026-02-08 07:35:15.935Z	64.587° ENE
15 mins	2026-02-08 09:22:15.935Z	312.106° NW	2026-02-08 09:29:15.935Z	24.813° NE	39.638°	2026-02-08 09:37:15.935Z	102.996° ESE
15 mins	2026-02-08 11:22:15.935Z	299.212° NW	2026-02-08 11:29:15.935Z	222.607° SW	39.807°	2026-02-08 11:37:15.935Z	152.335° SSE

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GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T10:58:16.358Z)

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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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