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GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 25 Jul 1999 UTC via a DELTA 7420-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

25872, 1999-041A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

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)

1999-07-25 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7420-10C

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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 13 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M048
1 25872U 99041A   25148.88633140 -.00000049  00000-0  57870-3 0  9994
2 25872  51.9401  21.7400 0013399 148.4370 225.8963 11.33856878122798

Epoch: 2025-05-28T21:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-28T21:16:19.032Z)

Latitude

11.14811°

Longitude

-175.1681°

Altitude

1,999.002 km

Speed

6.897 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 02m 17s

True Declination

11° 05' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.33169°

Longitude

-63.04016°

Altitude

1,987.733 km

Speed

6.912 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 49m 03s

Apparent Declination

11° 13' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:00:33

Azimuth

344.922° N

Elevation

-37.641°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,002.891 km

Perigee altitude

1,980.461 km

Semi-major axis

8,369.813 km

Eccentricity

0.00134

Inclination

51.9401°

RAAN

21.74°

Arg. of periapsis

148.437°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

225.8963°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.83445 °/min

Orbital period

127.01 mins

BSTAR

0.0005787

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)

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DELTA 2 R/B, 25876

GLOBALSTAR M048 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.
18 mins	2025-05-29 16:18:12.282Z	178.665° S	2025-05-29 16:27:12.282Z	124.197° SE	28.553°	2025-05-29 16:36:12.282Z	67.259° ENE
21 mins	2025-05-29 18:30:12.282Z	232.7° WSW	2025-05-29 18:40:12.282Z	287.403° WNW	44.898°	2025-05-29 18:51:12.282Z	52.71° ENE
20 mins	2025-05-29 20:46:12.282Z	279.078° WNW	2025-05-29 20:56:12.282Z	353.678° N	36.749°	2025-05-29 21:06:12.282Z	60.541° ENE
21 mins	2025-05-29 23:02:12.282Z	304.485° NW	2025-05-29 23:12:12.282Z	16.58° NNE	38.664°	2025-05-29 23:23:12.282Z	93.493° ESE
21 mins	2025-05-30 01:17:12.282Z	305.446° NW	2025-05-30 01:27:12.282Z	219.221° SW	44.288°	2025-05-30 01:38:12.282Z	139.947° SSE
14 mins	2025-05-30 03:33:12.282Z	280.6° WNW	2025-05-30 03:39:12.282Z	244.701° WSW	20.979°	2025-05-30 03:47:12.282Z	198.201° SSW

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