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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622 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

25622, 1999-004B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Unknown / GLOB

Related business

Globalstar Inc. (US)

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 (27 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, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25337.52688083 -.00000034  00000-0  38873-3 0  9999
2 25622  51.9918 262.1991 0001585  48.3757 123.5406 12.62024437236637

Epoch: 2025-12-03T12:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-03T12:38:42.503Z)

Latitude

6.3158°

Longitude

174.98797°

Altitude

1,415.368 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 09m 02s

True Declination

6° 16' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:07:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.228 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.758 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.13 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

51.9918°

RAAN

262.1991°

Arg. of periapsis

48.3757°

True anomaly

123.55574°

Mean anomaly

123.5406°

Eccentric anomaly

123.54817°

Mean motion

3.15483 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00038873

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1999 (1999-02-09 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M036, 25623

SL-4 R/B(1), 25625 (Decayed)

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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

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GLOBALSTAR M040 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.
6 mins	2025-12-04 07:27:42.795Z	265.29° W	2025-12-04 07:30:42.795Z	244.184° WSW	12.751°	2025-12-04 07:33:42.795Z	222.8° SW
13 mins	2025-12-04 20:09:42.795Z	179.319° S	2025-12-04 20:15:42.795Z	128.361° SE	27.87°	2025-12-04 20:22:42.795Z	69.19° E
16 mins	2025-12-04 22:07:42.795Z	237.038° WSW	2025-12-04 22:14:42.795Z	289.835° WNW	44.405°	2025-12-04 22:23:42.795Z	51.812° ENE
14 mins	2025-12-05 00:09:42.795Z	285.747° WNW	2025-12-05 00:15:42.795Z	343.458° N	33.018°	2025-12-05 00:23:42.795Z	54.875° ENE
15 mins	2025-12-05 02:10:42.795Z	308.517° NW	2025-12-05 02:17:42.795Z	14.135° NNE	33.408°	2025-12-05 02:25:42.795Z	82.289° E
15 mins	2025-12-05 04:11:42.795Z	309.086° NW	2025-12-05 04:18:42.795Z	67.538° E	44.735°	2025-12-05 04:26:42.795Z	125.603° SE
13 mins	2025-12-05 06:11:42.795Z	286.03° WNW	2025-12-05 06:17:42.795Z	233.518° WSW	26.657°	2025-12-05 06:24:42.795Z	178.868° S

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1999 (1999-02-09 UTC)

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