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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624 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

25624, 1999-004D

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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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M038
1 25624U 99004D   26271.20135485 -.00000058  00000-0  30837-3 0  9995
2 25624  51.9962 163.7125 0001635 339.1130 192.2049 12.32550426260086

Epoch: 2026-09-28T04:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T04:49:57.059Z)

Latitude

6.80392°

Longitude

-101.08268°

Altitude

1,539.655 km

Speed

7.097 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 33m 33s

True Declination

6° 46' 03"

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

06:33:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,540.023 km

Perigee altitude

1,537.434 km

Semi-major axis

7,916.865 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

51.9962°

RAAN

163.7125°

Arg. of periapsis

339.113°

True anomaly

192.20094°

Mean anomaly

192.2049°

Eccentric anomaly

192.20292°

Mean motion

3.08115 °/min

Orbital period

116.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00030837

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

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GLOBALSTAR M038 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.
12 mins	2026-09-28 17:37:51.453Z	164.329° S	2026-09-28 17:43:51.453Z	120.609° SE	22.88°	2026-09-28 17:49:51.453Z	77.054° E
17 mins	2026-09-28 19:37:51.453Z	223.329° SW	2026-09-28 19:45:51.453Z	107.973° ESE	79.799°	2026-09-28 19:54:51.453Z	53.548° ENE
16 mins	2026-09-28 21:41:51.453Z	274.099° WNW	2026-09-28 21:48:51.453Z	338.697° N	47.058°	2026-09-28 21:57:51.453Z	54.002° ENE
15 mins	2026-09-28 23:46:51.453Z	305.875° NW	2026-09-28 23:53:51.453Z	8.867° NNE	40.671°	2026-09-29 00:01:51.453Z	74.598° E
17 mins	2026-09-29 01:49:51.453Z	309.794° NW	2026-09-29 01:57:51.453Z	27.111° NE	71.905°	2026-09-29 02:06:51.453Z	117.235° SE
14 mins	2026-09-29 03:53:51.453Z	291.253° WNW	2026-09-29 03:59:51.453Z	239.786° WSW	39.706°	2026-09-29 04:07:51.453Z	170.637° S

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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T04:49:57.059Z)

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

GLOBALSTAR M038 Visibility forecast

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