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GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164 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

25164, 1998-008C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Globalstar Inc. (US / 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 9 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M002
1 25164U 98008C   25130.90245925 -.00000062  00000-0  28480-3 0  9994
2 25164  52.0036 333.6897 0002228  84.5547 275.5527 11.61509821179736

Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:39:32.479Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

139.86678°

Altitude

1,858.399 km

Speed

6.959 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 14m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-3.85593°

Longitude

-38.10305°

Altitude

1,859.464 km

Speed

6.958 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 04m 32s

Apparent Declination

-29° 13' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:15:36

Azimuth

256.233° W

Elevation

-31.165°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,860.137 km

Perigee altitude

1,856.467 km

Semi-major axis

8,236.439 km

Eccentricity

0.0002228

Inclination

52.0036°

RAAN

333.6897°

Arg. of periapsis

84.5547°

True anomaly

275.52729°

Mean anomaly

275.5527°

Eccentric anomaly

275.53999°

Mean motion

2.90358 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002848

Orbital period

123.98 mins

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

GLOBALSTAR M001, 25162

GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163

GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165

DELTA 2 R/B, 25166 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR DEB, 25350 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43356

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43357

GLOBALSTAR M002 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.
17 mins	2025-05-11 14:15:47.758Z	175.234° S	2025-05-11 14:23:47.758Z	124.105° SE	26.733°	2025-05-11 14:32:47.758Z	66.845° ENE
20 mins	2025-05-11 16:23:47.758Z	230.414° WSW	2025-05-11 16:33:47.758Z	11.328° NNE	44.985°	2025-05-11 16:43:47.758Z	52.684° ENE
19 mins	2025-05-11 18:36:47.758Z	278.303° WNW	2025-05-11 18:45:47.758Z	350.659° N	36.469°	2025-05-11 18:55:47.758Z	59.316° ENE
19 mins	2025-05-11 20:49:47.758Z	305.962° NW	2025-05-11 20:58:47.758Z	19.463° NNE	37.107°	2025-05-11 21:08:47.758Z	88.656° E
20 mins	2025-05-11 23:00:47.758Z	306.772° NW	2025-05-11 23:09:47.758Z	270.151° WNW	44.804°	2025-05-11 23:20:47.758Z	133.72° SE
15 mins	2025-05-12 01:12:47.758Z	285.087° WNW	2025-05-12 01:19:47.758Z	238.56° WSW	24.321°	2025-05-12 01:27:47.758Z	188.999° SSW

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