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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, 6.0 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   26280.54871782 -.00000090  00000-0  77681-4 0  9990
2 38042  52.0103 352.4847 0000510 136.9897 332.3653 12.62262799683785

Epoch: 2026-10-07T13:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-07T13:10:09.219Z)

Latitude

48.17117°

Longitude

-101.51324°

Altitude

1,418.667 km

Speed

7.157 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 28m 53s

True Declination

48° 00' 53"

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

16:34:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.407 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.612 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.146 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

52.0103°

RAAN

352.4847°

Arg. of periapsis

136.9897°

True anomaly

332.36259°

Mean anomaly

332.3653°

Eccentric anomaly

332.36394°

Mean motion

3.15542 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000077681

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

GLOBALSTAR M080, 38041

GLOBALSTAR M092, 38043

GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

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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.
16 mins	2026-10-09 06:30:39.467Z	203.348° SW	2026-10-09 06:38:39.467Z	129.906° SE	51.753°	2026-10-09 06:46:39.467Z	59.301° ENE
15 mins	2026-10-09 08:31:39.467Z	256.668° W	2026-10-09 08:38:39.467Z	340.754° N	58.863°	2026-10-09 08:46:39.467Z	50.449° ENE
13 mins	2026-10-09 10:33:39.467Z	298.729° NW	2026-10-09 10:39:39.467Z	356.602° N	37.217°	2026-10-09 10:46:39.467Z	59.03° ENE
14 mins	2026-10-09 12:34:39.467Z	313.565° NW	2026-10-09 12:41:39.467Z	31.189° NE	49.119°	2026-10-09 12:48:39.467Z	93.999° ESE
15 mins	2026-10-09 14:34:39.467Z	302.825° NW	2026-10-09 14:41:39.467Z	213.023° SW	69.383°	2026-10-09 14:49:39.467Z	143.312° SSE
8 mins	2026-10-09 16:36:39.467Z	266.164° W	2026-10-09 16:39:39.467Z	242.995° WSW	17.153°	2026-10-09 16:44:39.467Z	206.177° SW

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GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-07T13:10:09.219Z)

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

GLOBALSTAR M082 Visibility forecast

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