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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 (28 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, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   26271.18536383 -.00000098  00000-0  32434-4 0  9992
2 25622  51.9915  73.1808 0000865  40.3317 132.0197 12.62039471274341

Epoch: 2026-09-28T04:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T04:26:55.434Z)

Latitude

5.97843°

Longitude

174.81014°

Altitude

1,415.095 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 34m 02s

True Declination

5° 56' 45"

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

06:33:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.605 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.257 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.068 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

51.9915°

RAAN

73.1808°

Arg. of periapsis

40.3317°

True anomaly

132.02706°

Mean anomaly

132.0197°

Eccentric anomaly

132.02338°

Mean motion

3.15486 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000032434

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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.
16 mins	2026-09-28 13:09:51.080Z	210.914° SW	2026-09-28 13:17:51.080Z	132.224° SE	61.84°	2026-09-28 13:25:51.080Z	57.184° ENE
15 mins	2026-09-28 15:10:51.080Z	262.767° W	2026-09-28 15:17:51.080Z	335.843° NNW	53.143°	2026-09-28 15:25:51.080Z	50.303° ENE
14 mins	2026-09-28 17:12:51.080Z	300.581° NW	2026-09-28 17:18:51.080Z	353.956° N	36.842°	2026-09-28 17:26:51.080Z	64.84° ENE
15 mins	2026-09-28 19:13:51.080Z	312.689° NW	2026-09-28 19:20:51.080Z	27.706° NE	54.8°	2026-09-28 19:28:51.080Z	101.95° ESE
15 mins	2026-09-28 21:13:51.080Z	299.96° NW	2026-09-28 21:20:51.080Z	223.294° SW	58.714°	2026-09-28 21:28:51.080Z	151.017° SSE
5 mins	2026-09-28 23:16:51.080Z	258.684° W	2026-09-28 23:18:51.080Z	244.394° WSW	12.773°	2026-09-28 23:21:51.080Z	223.19° SW
13 mins	2026-09-29 11:57:51.080Z	179.91° S	2026-09-29 12:03:51.080Z	128.094° SE	32.769°	2026-09-29 12:10:51.080Z	68.701° E

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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