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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

38040, 2011-080A

Orbit

LEO

Country

US / GLOB

Related business

Globalstar Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?

Mass

715 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2011-12-28 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

20.931 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M084
1 38040U 11080A   26119.50963834 -.00000071  00000-0  18428-3 0  9997
2 38040  51.9989 165.4748 0000219  49.4558  97.1008 12.62266752662615

Epoch: 2026-04-29T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T12:13:52.752Z)

Latitude

25.80429°

Longitude

-77.54512°

Altitude

1,414.563 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 33m 34s

True Declination

25° 40' 52"

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

12:35:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.165 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.824 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.132 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

51.9989°

RAAN

165.4748°

Arg. of periapsis

49.4558°

True anomaly

97.10329°

Mean anomaly

97.1008°

Eccentric anomaly

97.10205°

Mean motion

3.15543 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00018428

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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 2011 (2011-12-28 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M092, 38043

GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

GLOBALSTAR M080, 38041

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

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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.
16 mins	2026-04-30 06:39:11.960Z	247.953° W	2026-04-30 06:47:11.960Z	330.121° NNW	42.325°	2026-04-30 06:55:11.960Z	50.181° ENE
14 mins	2026-04-30 08:42:11.960Z	294.224° NW	2026-04-30 08:48:11.960Z	351.519° N	31.608°	2026-04-30 08:56:11.960Z	59.679° ENE
15 mins	2026-04-30 10:43:11.960Z	311.937° NW	2026-04-30 10:50:11.960Z	23.873° NE	35.759°	2026-04-30 10:58:11.960Z	91.501° ESE
15 mins	2026-04-30 12:43:11.960Z	305.323° NW	2026-04-30 12:50:11.960Z	234.022° WSW	44.431°	2026-04-30 12:58:11.960Z	137.471° SSE
10 mins	2026-04-30 14:44:11.960Z	277.207° WNW	2026-04-30 14:49:11.960Z	237.497° WSW	19.769°	2026-04-30 14:54:11.960Z	198.948° SSW
10 mins	2026-05-01 03:29:11.960Z	158.76° S	2026-05-01 03:34:11.960Z	117.948° SE	20.264°	2026-05-01 03:39:11.960Z	79.617° E

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GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T12:13:52.752Z)

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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 2011 (2011-12-28 UTC)

GLOBALSTAR M084 Visibility forecast

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