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GLOBALSTAR M023, 25621

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M023, 25621 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Feb 1999 UTC via a SOYUZ-U-PVB launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

25621, 1999-004A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Globalstar Inc. (Unknown / GLOB)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-400, LS-400 AOCS

Mass

450 kg wet, 380 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-02-09 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-U-PVB

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

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 13 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M023
1 25621U 99004A   25181.57279912 -.00000162  00000-0 -32437-3 0  9990
2 25621  52.0129  12.6814 0010154 150.4943 248.3746 12.62506896217421

Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:44:49.843Z)

Latitude

29.64955°

Longitude

-86.15462°

Altitude

1,417.055 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 35m 44s

True Declination

29° 30' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.49769°

Longitude

-123.9761°

Altitude

1,423.493 km

Speed

7.146 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 58m 07s

Apparent Declination

-25° 38' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:22:44

Azimuth

57.464° ENE

Elevation

-67.299°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,420.916 km

Perigee altitude

1,405.094 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

52.0129°

RAAN

12.6814°

Arg. of periapsis

150.4943°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

248.3746°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15603 °/min

Orbital period

114.07 mins

BSTAR

-0.00032437

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GLOBALSTAR M023 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.
15 mins	2025-07-01 14:21:33.599Z	196.245° SSW	2025-07-01 14:28:33.599Z	132.019° SE	35.578°	2025-07-01 14:36:33.599Z	61.262° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-01 16:21:33.599Z	251.777° W	2025-07-01 16:28:33.599Z	340.606° N	41.852°	2025-07-01 16:36:33.599Z	50.582° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 18:22:33.599Z	291.951° WNW	2025-07-01 18:29:33.599Z	356.346° N	31.433°	2025-07-01 18:36:33.599Z	57.686° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 20:24:33.599Z	313.358° NW	2025-07-01 20:30:33.599Z	11.939° NNE	35.91°	2025-07-01 20:38:33.599Z	90.706° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-01 22:24:33.599Z	304.576° NW	2025-07-01 22:31:33.599Z	204.206° SW	44.145°	2025-07-01 22:39:33.599Z	138.597° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-02 00:25:33.599Z	274.053° WNW	2025-07-02 00:29:33.599Z	242.571° WSW	18.873°	2025-07-02 00:35:33.599Z	197.346° SSW

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