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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

3 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 3 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25186.63064328 -.00000091  00000-0  71083-4 0  9997
2 25622  51.9938   1.4631 0001707  84.8746 352.0927 12.62012100217587

Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T15:08:07.579Z)

Latitude

50.27798°

Longitude

-80.06136°

Altitude

1,419.227 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 43m 20s

True Declination

50° 07' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.06331°

Longitude

116.19802°

Altitude

1,434.066 km

Speed

7.144 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 53m 14s

Apparent Declination

-46° 26' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:58:00

Azimuth

172.811° S

Elevation

-83.416°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,416.374 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.713 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.181 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

51.9938°

RAAN

1.4631°

Arg. of periapsis

84.8746°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

352.0927°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.15479 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000071083

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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	2025-07-05 18:56:32.700Z	306.3° NW	2025-07-05 19:03:32.700Z	7.539° NNE	32.79°	2025-07-05 19:11:32.700Z	78.894° E
15 mins	2025-07-05 20:57:32.700Z	309.616° NW	2025-07-05 21:04:32.700Z	21.577° NNE	44.371°	2025-07-05 21:12:32.700Z	121.886° SE
13 mins	2025-07-05 22:57:32.700Z	289.685° WNW	2025-07-05 23:03:32.700Z	239.036° WSW	28.668°	2025-07-05 23:10:32.700Z	177.656° S
4 mins	2025-07-06 11:47:32.700Z	127.281° SE	2025-07-06 11:49:32.700Z	112.932° SE	11.967°	2025-07-06 11:51:32.700Z	98.966° ESE
15 mins	2025-07-06 13:40:32.700Z	205.383° SW	2025-07-06 13:47:32.700Z	126.44° SE	40.093°	2025-07-06 13:55:32.700Z	57.825° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-06 15:40:32.700Z	260.833° W	2025-07-06 15:47:32.700Z	341.856° N	39.401°	2025-07-06 15:55:32.700Z	50.89° ENE
14 mins	2025-07-06 17:42:32.700Z	300.546° NW	2025-07-06 17:48:32.700Z	357.478° N	31.109°	2025-07-06 17:56:32.700Z	64.776° ENE

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