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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M002
1 25164U 98008C   25182.10659581 -.00000074  00000-0  46569-4 0  9992
2 25164  51.9977 205.3042 0001536 184.5783 175.5023 11.61510321185755

Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:33:29.877Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-112.47713°

Altitude

1,859.835 km

Speed

6.957 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 41m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

30.69691°

Longitude

39.29526°

Altitude

1,858.736 km

Speed

6.961 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 41m 17s

Apparent Declination

1° 27' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:11:38

Azimuth

93.764° ESE

Elevation

6.755°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,859.566 km

Perigee altitude

1,857.035 km

Semi-major axis

8,236.437 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

51.9977°

RAAN

205.3042°

Arg. of periapsis

184.5783°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

175.5023°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.90358 °/min

Orbital period

123.98 mins

BSTAR

0.000046569

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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.
21 mins	2025-07-01 11:22:20.659Z	306.429° NW	2025-07-01 11:33:20.659Z	214.612° SW	44.638°	2025-07-01 11:43:20.659Z	137.19° SSE
14 mins	2025-07-01 13:36:20.659Z	281.379° WNW	2025-07-01 13:42:20.659Z	242.451° WSW	22.315°	2025-07-01 13:50:20.659Z	193.302° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-02 01:24:20.659Z	135.152° SSE	2025-07-02 01:28:20.659Z	111.738° ESE	13.82°	2025-07-02 01:32:20.659Z	89.032° E
19 mins	2025-07-02 03:27:20.659Z	206.637° SW	2025-07-02 03:36:20.659Z	138.439° SSE	41.064°	2025-07-02 03:46:20.659Z	57.181° ENE
19 mins	2025-07-02 05:38:20.659Z	258.602° W	2025-07-02 05:47:20.659Z	331.413° NNW	40.718°	2025-07-02 05:57:20.659Z	52.575° ENE
19 mins	2025-07-02 07:51:20.659Z	295.955° NW	2025-07-02 08:00:20.659Z	3.617° NNE	34.884°	2025-07-02 08:10:20.659Z	72.85° E

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