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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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25258.40634045 -.00000077  00000-0  14830-3 0  9991
2 25622  51.9909 143.0103 0000208 163.6657   7.0667 12.62017032226648

Epoch: 2025-09-15T09:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T09:45:07.814Z)

Latitude

7.26133°

Longitude

176.42952°

Altitude

1,414.504 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 09m 17s

True Declination

7° 13' 19"

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

14:52:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.186 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.862 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.161 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

51.9909°

RAAN

143.0103°

Arg. of periapsis

163.6657°

True anomaly

7.06699°

Mean anomaly

7.0667°

Eccentric anomaly

7.06685°

Mean motion

3.15481 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0001483

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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.
15 mins	2025-09-15 22:30:04.391Z	294.635° NW	2025-09-15 22:37:04.391Z	353.869° N	31.104°	2025-09-15 22:45:04.391Z	63.318° ENE
15 mins	2025-09-16 00:32:04.391Z	312.636° NW	2025-09-16 00:39:04.391Z	27.432° NE	38.114°	2025-09-16 00:47:04.391Z	98.617° ESE
15 mins	2025-09-16 02:32:04.391Z	301.679° NW	2025-09-16 02:39:04.391Z	222.834° SW	42.131°	2025-09-16 02:47:04.391Z	146.763° SSE
7 mins	2025-09-16 04:34:04.391Z	266.639° W	2025-09-16 04:37:04.391Z	244.645° WSW	14.663°	2025-09-16 04:41:04.391Z	215.216° SW
12 mins	2025-09-16 17:17:04.391Z	171.403° S	2025-09-16 17:22:04.391Z	128.502° SE	25.659°	2025-09-16 17:29:04.391Z	70.913° E
16 mins	2025-09-16 19:14:04.391Z	233.18° WSW	2025-09-16 19:21:04.391Z	264.863° W	44.708°	2025-09-16 19:30:04.391Z	52.261° ENE
14 mins	2025-09-16 21:16:04.391Z	283.451° WNW	2025-09-16 21:22:04.391Z	342.925° N	33.677°	2025-09-16 21:30:04.391Z	54.033° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T09:45:07.814Z)

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

GLOBALSTAR M040 Visibility forecast

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