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
Orbit
Country
US / GLOBRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
5.587 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M048
1 25872U 99041A 26121.79138796 -.00000065 00000-0 12688-3 0 9999
2 25872 51.9381 299.6473 0013154 20.5820 352.2933 11.33863665161124Epoch: 2026-05-01T18:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-01T18:59:35.919Z)
Latitude
10.07692°
Longitude
162.99055°
Altitude
1,980.258 km
Speed
6.913 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 30m 26s
True Declination
10° 01' 35"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:46:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,002.652 km
Perigee altitude
1,980.633 km
Semi-major axis
8,369.78 km
Eccentricity
0.00132
Inclination
51.9381°
RAAN
299.6473°
Arg. of periapsis
20.582°
True anomaly
352.27305°
Mean anomaly
352.2933°
Eccentric anomaly
352.28318°
Mean motion
2.83447 °/min
Orbital period
127.01 mins
BSTAR
0.00012688
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1999 (1999-07-25 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 21 mins | 2026-05-02 14:04:30.016Z | 214.876° SW | 2026-05-02 14:14:30.016Z | 147.15° SSE | 43.317° | 2026-05-02 14:25:30.016Z | 55.058° ENE |
| 21 mins | 2026-05-02 16:19:30.016Z | 264.501° W | 2026-05-02 16:29:30.016Z | 339.718° N | 39.536° | 2026-05-02 16:40:30.016Z | 56.083° ENE |
| 20 mins | 2026-05-02 18:36:30.016Z | 299.91° NW | 2026-05-02 18:45:30.016Z | 3.444° NNE | 36.266° | 2026-05-02 18:56:30.016Z | 79.948° E |
| 21 mins | 2026-05-02 20:51:30.016Z | 308.075° NW | 2026-05-02 21:01:30.016Z | 37.113° NE | 44.6° | 2026-05-02 21:12:30.016Z | 123.055° SE |
| 18 mins | 2026-05-02 23:06:30.016Z | 292.135° WNW | 2026-05-02 23:14:30.016Z | 238.319° WSW | 31.214° | 2026-05-02 23:24:30.016Z | 175.291° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-03 11:16:30.016Z | 120.789° SE | 2026-05-03 11:18:30.016Z | 110.054° ESE | 11.393° | 2026-05-03 11:20:30.016Z | 99.446° ESE |
| 20 mins | 2026-05-03 13:20:30.016Z | 200.578° SSW | 2026-05-03 13:29:30.016Z | 135.446° SSE | 39.376° | 2026-05-03 13:40:30.016Z | 57.436° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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