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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 (15 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, 3.8 m

Radar Cross Section

20.931 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M082
1 38042U 11080C   26190.60417263 -.00000089  00000-0  84470-4 0  9999
2 38042  52.0070 266.2685 0000269 107.4719  41.0002 12.62264026672423

Epoch: 2026-07-09T14:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-09T14:30:00.515Z)

Latitude

24.3959°

Longitude

-79.4177°

Altitude

1,414.212 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 22m 30s

True Declination

24° 16' 40"

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

09:41:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.214 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.795 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

52.007°

RAAN

266.2685°

Arg. of periapsis

107.4719°

True anomaly

41.00222°

Mean anomaly

41.0002°

Eccentric anomaly

41.00121°

Mean motion

3.15543 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00008447

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

GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

GLOBALSTAR M092, 38043

GLOBALSTAR M080, 38041

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

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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.
12 mins	2026-07-11 05:44:02.404Z	170.004° S	2026-07-11 05:50:02.404Z	120.612° SE	23.521°	2026-07-11 05:56:02.404Z	73.713° E
16 mins	2026-07-11 07:41:02.404Z	229.237° WSW	2026-07-11 07:49:02.404Z	61.814° ENE	44.86°	2026-07-11 07:57:02.404Z	52.758° ENE
14 mins	2026-07-11 09:43:02.404Z	280.182° WNW	2026-07-11 09:49:02.404Z	339.244° N	34.324°	2026-07-11 09:57:02.404Z	52.668° ENE
14 mins	2026-07-11 11:44:02.404Z	306.253° NW	2026-07-11 11:51:02.404Z	10.745° NNE	32.277°	2026-07-11 11:58:02.404Z	73.863° E
15 mins	2026-07-11 13:45:02.404Z	310.777° NW	2026-07-11 13:52:02.404Z	37.657° NE	43.741°	2026-07-11 14:00:02.404Z	118.272° SE
13 mins	2026-07-11 15:45:02.404Z	290.551° WNW	2026-07-11 15:51:02.404Z	236.339° WSW	31.051°	2026-07-11 15:58:02.404Z	173.152° S

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GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-09T14:30:00.515Z)

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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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