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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

US / 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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   26090.73611007 -.00000061  00000-0  23720-3 0  9996
2 25622  51.9907 262.4130 0000270  21.4901 351.7142 12.62031669251562

Epoch: 2026-03-31T17:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-31T17:39:59.910Z)

Latitude

10.35681°

Longitude

176.47527°

Altitude

1,414.301 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 02m 20s

True Declination

10° 18' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

20:27:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.174 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.753 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.1 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

51.9907°

RAAN

262.413°

Arg. of periapsis

21.4901°

True anomaly

351.71375°

Mean anomaly

351.7142°

Eccentric anomaly

351.71398°

Mean motion

3.15484 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0002372

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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.
9 mins	2026-04-01 14:47:45.215Z	276.167° WNW	2026-04-01 14:48:45.215Z	318.707° NNW	43.912°	2026-04-01 14:56:45.215Z	50.636° ENE
14 mins	2026-04-01 16:43:45.215Z	289.513° WNW	2026-04-01 16:49:45.215Z	348.069° N	32.425°	2026-04-01 16:57:45.215Z	56.87° ENE
14 mins	2026-04-01 18:44:45.215Z	310.279° NW	2026-04-01 18:51:45.215Z	19.01° NNE	34.205°	2026-04-01 18:58:45.215Z	82.715° E
16 mins	2026-04-01 20:44:45.215Z	307.549° NW	2026-04-01 20:51:45.215Z	310.18° NW	44.744°	2026-04-01 21:00:45.215Z	129.981° SE
12 mins	2026-04-01 22:45:45.215Z	282.34° WNW	2026-04-01 22:50:45.215Z	241.053° WSW	23.986°	2026-04-01 22:57:45.215Z	185.274° SSW
8 mins	2026-04-02 11:32:45.215Z	145.07° SSE	2026-04-02 11:35:45.215Z	122.24° SE	16.177°	2026-04-02 11:40:45.215Z	85.267° E
15 mins	2026-04-02 13:27:45.215Z	214.673° SW	2026-04-02 13:34:45.215Z	131.644° SE	43.028°	2026-04-02 13:42:45.215Z	55.853° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-31T17:39:59.910Z)

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

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