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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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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   26123.04992561 -.00000061  00000-0  23667-3 0  9994
2 25622  51.9899 164.0606 0000718  18.3347 358.2128 12.62033648255641

Epoch: 2026-05-03T01:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T01:11:53.572Z)

Latitude

12.97047°

Longitude

-64.55279°

Altitude

1,413.943 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 37m 31s

True Declination

12° 54' 06"

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

16:09:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.515 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.396 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.092 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

51.9899°

RAAN

164.0606°

Arg. of periapsis

18.3347°

True anomaly

358.21254°

Mean anomaly

358.2128°

Eccentric anomaly

358.21267°

Mean motion

3.15485 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00023667

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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	2026-05-03 09:04:04.794Z	296.471° NW	2026-05-03 09:12:04.794Z	7.686° NNE	30.998°	2026-05-03 09:19:04.794Z	65.122° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-03 11:06:04.794Z	312.41° NW	2026-05-03 11:13:04.794Z	27.203° NE	39.486°	2026-05-03 11:21:04.794Z	102.545° ESE
15 mins	2026-05-03 13:06:04.794Z	299.588° NW	2026-05-03 13:13:04.794Z	223.797° SW	40.172°	2026-05-03 13:21:04.794Z	151.751° SSE
4 mins	2026-05-03 15:10:04.794Z	251.633° W	2026-05-03 15:11:04.794Z	244.446° WSW	12.074°	2026-05-03 15:14:04.794Z	223.459° SW
13 mins	2026-05-04 03:50:04.794Z	180.591° SSW	2026-05-04 03:56:04.794Z	128.825° SE	28.653°	2026-05-04 04:03:04.794Z	68.76° E
16 mins	2026-05-04 05:48:04.794Z	238.353° WSW	2026-05-04 05:55:04.794Z	292.471° WNW	44.204°	2026-05-04 06:04:04.794Z	51.646° ENE
14 mins	2026-05-04 07:50:04.794Z	286.334° WNW	2026-05-04 07:56:04.794Z	342.943° N	32.797°	2026-05-04 08:04:04.794Z	55.041° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T01:11:53.572Z)

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

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