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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M040
1 25622U 99004B   25307.90619469 -.00000056  00000-0  26874-3 0  9992
2 25622  51.9937 352.3526 0000643   0.6110 170.6851 12.62021726232891

Epoch: 2025-11-03T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T21:44:55.221Z)

Latitude

6.81634°

Longitude

157.3884°

Altitude

1,415.163 km

Speed

7.154 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 08m 04s

True Declination

6° 46' 46"

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

01:37:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,415.505 km

Perigee altitude

1,414.503 km

Semi-major axis

7,793.141 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

51.9937°

RAAN

352.3526°

Arg. of periapsis

0.611°

True anomaly

170.68629°

Mean anomaly

170.6851°

Eccentric anomaly

170.6857°

Mean motion

3.15482 °/min

Orbital period

114.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00026874

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

GLOBALSTAR M036, 25623

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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

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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	2025-11-04 06:31:37.838Z	241.019° WSW	2025-11-04 06:39:37.838Z	338.011° N	43.896°	2025-11-04 06:47:37.838Z	50.997° ENE
14 mins	2025-11-04 08:33:37.838Z	286.54° WNW	2025-11-04 08:40:37.838Z	353.014° N	32.411°	2025-11-04 08:47:37.838Z	54.48° ENE
14 mins	2025-11-04 10:35:37.838Z	311.545° NW	2025-11-04 10:41:37.838Z	7.667° NNE	34.041°	2025-11-04 10:49:37.838Z	83.732° E
15 mins	2025-11-04 12:35:37.838Z	307.656° NW	2025-11-04 12:42:37.838Z	317.621° NNW	44.975°	2025-11-04 12:50:37.838Z	129.775° SE
11 mins	2025-11-04 14:36:37.838Z	280.599° WNW	2025-11-04 14:41:37.838Z	237.658° WSW	24.121°	2025-11-04 14:47:37.838Z	188.412° SSW
8 mins	2025-11-05 03:23:37.838Z	142.877° SSE	2025-11-05 03:26:37.838Z	119.672° SE	16.167°	2025-11-05 03:31:37.838Z	83.486° E
15 mins	2025-11-05 05:18:37.838Z	214.076° SW	2025-11-05 05:25:37.838Z	118.598° SE	42.827°	2025-11-05 05:33:37.838Z	55.576° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T21:44:55.221Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GLOBALSTAR M040 Visibility forecast

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