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GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M026, 25873 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
25873, 1999-041B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
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 M026
1 25873U 99041B   25148.94068205  .00000095  00000-0  58557-2 0  9998
2 25873  51.9991 216.0513 0002399 230.8238 300.3084 11.06840054146354
Epoch: 2025-05-28T22:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-28T22:34:34.929Z)
Latitude
6.96837°
Longitude
165.23413°
Altitude
2,125.914 km
Speed
6.849 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 02m 23s
True Declination
6° 56' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
17.97105°
Longitude
154.87073°
Altitude
2,126.515 km
Speed
6.849 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 46m 11s
Apparent Declination
-10° 57' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:58:16
Azimuth
90.899° ESE
Elevation
-16.156°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,129.348 km
Perigee altitude
2,125.267 km
Semi-major axis
8,505.444 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
51.9991°
RAAN
216.0513°
Arg. of periapsis
230.8238°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
300.3084°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
2.76693 °/min
Orbital period
130.11 mins
BSTAR
0.0058557
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GLOBALSTAR M026 Visibility forecast

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23 mins2025-05-29 13:14:45.786Z307.289° NW2025-05-29 13:25:45.786Z18.862° NNE43.674°2025-05-29 13:37:45.786Z116.52° SE
20 mins2025-05-29 15:33:45.786Z296.792° NW2025-05-29 15:42:45.786Z238.207° WSW35.235°2025-05-29 15:53:45.786Z168.098° S
9 mins2025-05-30 04:00:45.786Z133.396° SE2025-05-30 04:04:45.786Z112.922° SE13.33°2025-05-30 04:09:45.786Z87.694° E
22 mins2025-05-30 06:09:45.786Z203.951° SW2025-05-30 06:19:45.786Z134.896° SE40.761°2025-05-30 06:31:45.786Z55.877° ENE
23 mins2025-05-30 08:26:45.786Z255.965° W2025-05-30 08:37:45.786Z337.668° N41.53°2025-05-30 08:49:45.786Z55.285° ENE
22 mins2025-05-30 10:46:45.786Z293.708° NW2025-05-30 10:57:45.786Z7.954° NNE36.438°2025-05-30 11:08:45.786Z75.961° E
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