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GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) 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

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)

1999-07-25 (27 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, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M048
1 25872U 99041A   26035.59542706 -.00000063  00000-0  20141-3 0  9992
2 25872  51.9358 144.2522 0013062 222.8940 236.9818 11.33861922151343

Epoch: 2026-02-04T14:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T14:17:24.897Z)

Latitude

51.01894°

Longitude

-99.27217°

Altitude

2,003.378 km

Speed

6.9 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 39m 21s

True Declination

50° 52' 33"

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

15:32:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,002.584 km

Perigee altitude

1,980.719 km

Semi-major axis

8,369.789 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

51.9358°

RAAN

144.2522°

Arg. of periapsis

222.894°

True anomaly

236.85641°

Mean anomaly

236.9818°

Eccentric anomaly

236.91909°

Mean motion

2.83447 °/min

Orbital period

127.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00020141

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

GLOBALSTAR M028, 25875

GLOBALSTAR M043, 25874

GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873

DELTA 2 R/B, 25876

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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.
11 mins	2026-02-05 13:30:06.942Z	353.112° N	2026-02-05 13:31:06.942Z	5.864° NNE	35.685°	2026-02-05 13:41:06.942Z	71.281° E
21 mins	2026-02-05 15:37:06.942Z	308.708° NW	2026-02-05 15:47:06.942Z	37.917° NE	42.722°	2026-02-05 15:58:06.942Z	111.864° ESE
20 mins	2026-02-05 17:51:06.942Z	299.391° NW	2026-02-05 18:01:06.942Z	224.529° SW	37.503°	2026-02-05 18:11:06.942Z	161.558° S
18 mins	2026-02-06 08:07:06.942Z	185.069° SSW	2026-02-06 08:15:06.942Z	130.814° SE	33.465°	2026-02-06 08:25:06.942Z	62.906° ENE
21 mins	2026-02-06 10:19:06.942Z	241.853° WSW	2026-02-06 10:29:06.942Z	329.589° NNW	44.111°	2026-02-06 10:40:06.942Z	52.672° ENE
20 mins	2026-02-06 12:35:06.942Z	285.192° WNW	2026-02-06 12:45:06.942Z	357.669° N	36.029°	2026-02-06 12:55:06.942Z	64.378° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M048, 25872

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T14:17:24.897Z)

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

GLOBALSTAR M048 Visibility forecast

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