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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

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25182.05841019 -.00000059  00000-0  25220-3 0  9994
2 25622  51.9935  15.3790 0001706  75.4225  98.6735 12.62012141217306

Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:24:06.64Z)

Latitude

4.59052°

Longitude

-108.5876°

Altitude

1,415.055 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 11s

True Declination

4° 33' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.13048°

Longitude

59.16757°

Altitude

1,419.648 km

Speed

7.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 38m 37s

Apparent Declination

-54° 47' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:30:15

Azimuth

141.611° SSE

Elevation

-25.184°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.373 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.714 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

51.9935°

RAAN

15.379°

Arg. of periapsis

75.4225°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

98.6735°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15479 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0002522

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-01 13:52:53.817Z	175.873° S	2025-07-01 13:59:53.817Z	121.156° SE	24.194°	2025-07-01 14:05:53.817Z	73.507° E
15 mins	2025-07-01 15:51:53.817Z	230.602° WSW	2025-07-01 15:58:53.817Z	42.741° NE	44.921°	2025-07-01 16:06:53.817Z	52.559° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 17:52:53.817Z	280.462° WNW	2025-07-01 17:58:53.817Z	337.486° NNW	34.043°	2025-07-01 18:06:53.817Z	52.541° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-01 19:54:53.817Z	310.165° NW	2025-07-01 20:00:53.817Z	8.716° NNE	32.447°	2025-07-01 20:08:53.817Z	77.598° E
15 mins	2025-07-01 21:54:53.817Z	310.277° NW	2025-07-01 22:01:53.817Z	28.655° NE	43.965°	2025-07-01 22:09:53.817Z	119.274° SE
13 mins	2025-07-01 23:54:53.817Z	290.688° WNW	2025-07-02 00:00:53.817Z	238.628° WSW	30.277°	2025-07-02 00:07:53.817Z	174.967° S

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