GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A 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
Orbit
Country
US / GLOBRelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?
Mass
715 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.8 m
Radar Cross Section
20.931 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M084
1 38040U 11080A 26190.52310642 -.00000099 00000-0 28810-4 0 9998
2 38040 52.0029 309.2852 0000958 121.3688 318.8064 12.62267846671586Epoch: 2026-07-09T12:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-09T12:33:16.394Z)
Latitude
51.07472°
Longitude
-92.23583°
Altitude
1,419.118 km
Speed
7.157 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 34m 11s
True Declination
50° 55' 15"
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
09:36:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.736 km
Perigee altitude
1,413.243 km
Semi-major axis
7,792.127 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
52.0029°
RAAN
309.2852°
Arg. of periapsis
121.3688°
True anomaly
318.79917°
Mean anomaly
318.8064°
Eccentric anomaly
318.80278°
Mean motion
3.15543 °/min
Orbital period
114.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00002881
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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 2011 (2011-12-28 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 M084 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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| 7 mins | 2026-07-11 07:57:53.866Z | 144.481° SSE | 2026-07-11 08:01:53.866Z | 115.208° SE | 14.436° | 2026-07-11 08:04:53.866Z | 93.337° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2026-07-11 09:52:53.866Z | 211.192° SW | 2026-07-11 09:59:53.866Z | 135.475° SSE | 41.991° | 2026-07-11 10:07:53.866Z | 56.878° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2026-07-11 11:52:53.866Z | 263.866° W | 2026-07-11 11:59:53.866Z | 334.166° NNW | 38.223° | 2026-07-11 12:07:53.866Z | 50.344° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2026-07-11 13:54:53.866Z | 300.843° NW | 2026-07-11 14:01:53.866Z | 7.543° NNE | 31.007° | 2026-07-11 14:08:53.866Z | 65.542° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2026-07-11 15:55:53.866Z | 312.416° NW | 2026-07-11 16:02:53.866Z | 27.643° NE | 39.778° | 2026-07-11 16:10:53.866Z | 103.526° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2026-07-11 17:55:53.866Z | 299.021° NW | 2026-07-11 18:02:53.866Z | 222.851° SW | 39.65° | 2026-07-11 18:10:53.866Z | 152.783° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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