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GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042 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

38042, 2011-080C

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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M082
1 38042U 11080C   26119.94159119 -.00000083  00000-0  11567-3 0  9990
2 38042  52.0051 121.3552 0000301 144.1761 226.0658 12.62269437663500

Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:35:53.478Z)

Latitude

8.02873°

Longitude

-69.21852°

Altitude

1,413.757 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 30m 35s

True Declination

7° 59' 07"

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

12:36:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.217 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.748 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.12 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

52.0051°

RAAN

121.3552°

Arg. of periapsis

144.1761°

True anomaly

226.06332°

Mean anomaly

226.0658°

Eccentric anomaly

226.06456°

Mean motion

3.15544 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00011567

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

GLOBALSTAR M092, 38043

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

GLOBALSTAR M080, 38041

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040

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GLOBALSTAR M082 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.
15 mins	2026-04-30 06:30:40.549Z	298.931° NW	2026-04-30 06:37:40.549Z	359.933° N	31.122°	2026-04-30 06:45:40.549Z	67.527° E
16 mins	2026-04-30 08:31:40.549Z	311.034° NW	2026-04-30 08:39:40.549Z	39.833° NE	39.778°	2026-04-30 08:47:40.549Z	105.122° ESE
15 mins	2026-04-30 10:31:40.549Z	299.914° NW	2026-04-30 10:38:40.549Z	236.072° WSW	39.212°	2026-04-30 10:46:40.549Z	154.613° SSE
14 mins	2026-05-01 01:15:40.549Z	183.642° SSW	2026-05-01 01:22:40.549Z	119.727° SE	29.677°	2026-05-01 01:29:40.549Z	65.448° ENE
15 mins	2026-05-01 03:14:40.549Z	241.098° WSW	2026-05-01 03:21:40.549Z	342.008° N	44.053°	2026-05-01 03:29:40.549Z	51.145° ENE

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GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:35:53.478Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GLOBALSTAR M082 Visibility forecast

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