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GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044 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

38044, 2011-080E

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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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M090
1 38044U 11080E   26191.23949641 -.00000081  00000-0  12812-3 0  9993
2 38044  52.0114 258.2983 0000451 107.2704 288.2798 12.62253056672621

Epoch: 2026-07-10T05:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-10T05:44:52.489Z)

Latitude

27.34305°

Longitude

-92.39737°

Altitude

1,414.707 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 47m 57s

True Declination

27° 12' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

11:06:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.401 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.698 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.186 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

52.0114°

RAAN

258.2983°

Arg. of periapsis

107.2704°

True anomaly

288.27489°

Mean anomaly

288.2798°

Eccentric anomaly

288.27735°

Mean motion

3.1554 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00012812

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

GLOBALSTAR M080, 38041

GLOBALSTAR M082, 38042

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

GLOBALSTAR M084, 38040

GLOBALSTAR M092, 38043

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GLOBALSTAR M090 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	2026-07-11 06:23:44.341Z	203.452° SW	2026-07-11 06:30:44.341Z	131.61° SE	39.162°	2026-07-11 06:38:44.341Z	58.809° ENE
15 mins	2026-07-11 08:23:44.341Z	258.415° W	2026-07-11 08:30:44.341Z	338.184° N	40.047°	2026-07-11 08:38:44.341Z	50.467° ENE
14 mins	2026-07-11 10:25:44.341Z	299.112° NW	2026-07-11 10:31:44.341Z	355.566° N	31.115°	2026-07-11 10:39:44.341Z	63.443° ENE
15 mins	2026-07-11 12:26:44.341Z	313.152° NW	2026-07-11 12:33:44.341Z	30.425° NE	37.825°	2026-07-11 12:41:44.341Z	98.375° ESE
15 mins	2026-07-11 14:26:44.341Z	301.758° NW	2026-07-11 14:33:44.341Z	216.591° SW	42.341°	2026-07-11 14:41:44.341Z	145.808° SSE
7 mins	2026-07-11 16:28:44.341Z	265.644° W	2026-07-11 16:31:44.341Z	243.214° WSW	15.081°	2026-07-11 16:35:44.341Z	213.699° SW

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GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

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: 2026-07-10T05:44:52.489Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GLOBALSTAR M090 Visibility forecast

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