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GLOBALSTAR M033, 25909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M033, 25909 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Sep 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

25909, 1999-049C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Globalstar Inc. (Unknown / GLOB)

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)

1999-09-22 (26 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 15 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M033
1 25909U 99049C   25211.76201902 -.00000048  00000-0  42284-3 0  9990
2 25909  51.9880 226.0616 0013597 351.9757   8.0871 12.20295043541061

Epoch: 2025-07-30T18:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-30T18:17:18.443Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

3.09815°

Altitude

1,581.194 km

Speed

7.084 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 04m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.38239°

Longitude

-126.64509°

Altitude

1,610.15 km

Speed

7.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 31m 44s

Apparent Declination

-48° 12' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:59:34

Azimuth

119.886° SE

Elevation

-62.479°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,602.479 km

Perigee altitude

1,580.806 km

Semi-major axis

7,969.779 km

Eccentricity

0.00136

Inclination

51.988°

RAAN

226.0616°

Arg. of periapsis

351.9757°

True anomaly

8.10906°

Mean anomaly

8.0871°

Eccentric anomaly

8.09807°

Mean motion

3.05052 °/min

Orbital period

118.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00042284

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1999 (1999-09-22 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M058, 25907

GLOBALSTAR M050, 25908

GLOBALSTAR M055, 25910

SL-4 R/B(1), 25911 (Decayed)

SL-4 R/B(2), 25912 (Decayed)

GLOBALSTAR M033 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-31 10:33:00.974Z	306.921° NW	2025-07-31 10:42:00.974Z	265.366° W	44.914°	2025-07-31 10:51:00.974Z	132.414° SE
13 mins	2025-07-31 12:39:00.974Z	284.71° WNW	2025-07-31 12:45:00.974Z	240.952° WSW	23.852°	2025-07-31 12:52:00.974Z	189.734° SSW
14 mins	2025-08-01 01:51:00.974Z	174.392° S	2025-08-01 01:57:00.974Z	127.865° SE	27.029°	2025-08-01 02:05:00.974Z	68.106° E
17 mins	2025-08-01 03:53:00.974Z	233.89° WSW	2025-08-01 04:01:00.974Z	7.791° NNE	44.777°	2025-08-01 04:10:00.974Z	52.36° ENE
16 mins	2025-08-01 05:58:00.974Z	279.87° WNW	2025-08-01 06:06:00.974Z	349.63° N	34.748°	2025-08-01 06:14:00.974Z	55.023° ENE
17 mins	2025-08-01 08:04:00.974Z	306.113° NW	2025-08-01 08:12:00.974Z	14.233° NNE	35.068°	2025-08-01 08:21:00.974Z	84.777° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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