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GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M003, 25165 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

25165, 1998-008D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M003
1 25165U 98008D   25181.79699128 -.00000129  00000-0 -41716-3 0  9998
2 25165  51.9969 130.8305 0008239 323.5064  46.2681 12.12073099234870

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:07:40.046Z)

Latitude

7.71613°

Longitude

-69.14015°

Altitude

1,622.697 km

Speed

7.063 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 07m 30s

True Declination

7° 40' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.43479°

Longitude

-66.08671°

Altitude

1,623.169 km

Speed

7.063 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 04m 12s

Apparent Declination

-9° 58' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:39:32

Azimuth

347.943° N

Elevation

-59.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,634.234 km

Perigee altitude

1,621.042 km

Semi-major axis

8,005.775 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

51.9969°

RAAN

130.8305°

Arg. of periapsis

323.5064°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

46.2681°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.02997 °/min

Orbital period

118.81 mins

BSTAR

-0.00041716

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

GLOBALSTAR M001, 25162

GLOBALSTAR M004, 25163

GLOBALSTAR M002, 25164

DELTA 2 R/B, 25166 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR DEB, 25350 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43356

GLOBALSTAR M004 DEB, 43357

GLOBALSTAR M003 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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 20:54:19.375Z	156.194° SSE	2025-07-01 21:00:19.375Z	115.359° SE	18.35°	2025-07-01 21:05:19.375Z	81.893° E
17 mins	2025-07-01 22:55:19.375Z	217.094° SW	2025-07-01 23:03:19.375Z	143.824° SSE	43.692°	2025-07-01 23:12:19.375Z	55.144° ENE
17 mins	2025-07-02 01:01:19.375Z	268.649° W	2025-07-02 01:09:19.375Z	345.226° N	37.855°	2025-07-02 01:18:19.375Z	53.834° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-02 03:08:19.375Z	301.864° NW	2025-07-02 03:16:19.375Z	10.86° NNE	33.517°	2025-07-02 03:24:19.375Z	72.699° E
17 mins	2025-07-02 05:14:19.375Z	310.079° NW	2025-07-02 05:22:19.375Z	25.339° NE	43.129°	2025-07-02 05:31:19.375Z	114.298° SE
16 mins	2025-07-02 07:19:19.375Z	296.025° NW	2025-07-02 07:27:19.375Z	229.114° WSW	34.574°	2025-07-02 07:35:19.375Z	166.906° S

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