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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

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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M038
1 25624U 99004D   26001.07216509 -.00000040  00000-0  45297-3 0  9995
2 25624  51.9949 221.6811 0002882  94.5772  65.1155 12.32538343226774

Epoch: 2026-01-01T01:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T01:43:55.063Z)

Latitude

15.86565°

Longitude

-97.79855°

Altitude

1,537.452 km

Speed

7.1 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 55m 39s

True Declination

15° 47' 04"

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

13:01:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,541.062 km

Perigee altitude

1,536.499 km

Semi-major axis

7,916.917 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

51.9949°

RAAN

221.6811°

Arg. of periapsis

94.5772°

True anomaly

65.14546°

Mean anomaly

65.1155°

Eccentric anomaly

65.13048°

Mean motion

3.08112 °/min

Orbital period

116.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00045297

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

GLOBALSTAR M036, 25623

SL-4 R/B(1), 25625 (Decayed)

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GLOBALSTAR M040, 25622

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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.
5 mins	2026-01-01 14:37:46.677Z	132.557° SE	2026-01-01 14:40:46.677Z	112.812° SE	11.86°	2026-01-01 14:42:46.677Z	99.708° ESE
16 mins	2026-01-01 16:33:46.677Z	204.817° SW	2026-01-01 16:41:46.677Z	125.035° SE	39.801°	2026-01-01 16:49:46.677Z	58.614° ENE
16 mins	2026-01-01 18:36:46.677Z	258.123° W	2026-01-01 18:44:46.677Z	343.77° N	40.156°	2026-01-01 18:52:46.677Z	50.605° ENE
15 mins	2026-01-01 20:41:46.677Z	297.175° NW	2026-01-01 20:48:46.677Z	357.873° N	32.321°	2026-01-01 20:56:46.677Z	64.417° ENE
16 mins	2026-01-01 22:45:46.677Z	310.942° NW	2026-01-01 22:53:46.677Z	32.884° NE	39.588°	2026-01-01 23:01:46.677Z	101.346° ESE
16 mins	2026-01-02 00:48:46.677Z	301.015° NW	2026-01-02 00:56:46.677Z	217.631° SW	40.792°	2026-01-02 01:04:46.677Z	151.349° SSE
6 mins	2026-01-02 02:54:46.677Z	262.876° W	2026-01-02 02:57:46.677Z	242.58° WSW	13.187°	2026-01-02 03:00:46.677Z	222.511° SW

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GLOBALSTAR M038, 25624

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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