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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / 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, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
20.931 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M082
1 38042U 11080C 25316.31347845 -.00000078 00000-0 14630-3 0 9992
2 38042 52.0077 274.6446 0000595 93.6317 70.7941 12.62264794642206Epoch: 2025-11-12T07:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-12T07:31:24.538Z)
Latitude
12.20946°
Longitude
-79.57675°
Altitude
1,413.392 km
Speed
7.156 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 39m 51s
True Declination
12° 08' 40"
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
09:41:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.465 km
Perigee altitude
1,413.538 km
Semi-major axis
7,792.139 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
52.0077°
RAAN
274.6446°
Arg. of periapsis
93.6317°
True anomaly
70.80054°
Mean anomaly
70.7941°
Eccentric anomaly
70.79732°
Mean motion
3.15543 °/min
Orbital period
114.09 mins
BSTAR
0.0001463
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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 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-11-12 21:57:56.330Z | 159.627° S | 2025-11-12 22:02:56.330Z | 122.28° SE | 18.567° | 2025-11-12 22:07:56.330Z | 83.532° E |
| 15 mins | 2025-11-12 23:54:56.330Z | 219.477° SW | 2025-11-13 00:01:56.330Z | 127.247° SE | 44.058° | 2025-11-13 00:09:56.330Z | 54.663° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2025-11-13 01:54:56.330Z | 270.002° WNW | 2025-11-13 02:01:56.330Z | 336.541° NNW | 36.274° | 2025-11-13 02:09:56.330Z | 51.16° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2025-11-13 03:56:56.330Z | 303.576° NW | 2025-11-13 04:03:56.330Z | 8.907° NNE | 31.404° | 2025-11-13 04:10:56.330Z | 69.131° E |
| 15 mins | 2025-11-13 05:57:56.330Z | 311.98° NW | 2025-11-13 06:04:56.330Z | 30.847° NE | 41.784° | 2025-11-13 06:12:56.330Z | 110.173° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2025-11-13 07:57:56.330Z | 295.255° NW | 2025-11-13 08:04:56.330Z | 222.141° SW | 35.807° | 2025-11-13 08:11:56.330Z | 162.142° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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