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
Orbit
Country
US / 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)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 GLOBALSTAR M090
1 38044U 11080E 26280.49454983 -.00000085 00000-0 10382-3 0 9994
2 38044 52.0151 346.6409 0000405 146.3084 316.2101 12.62268188683894Epoch: 2026-10-07T11:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-07T11:52:09.105Z)
Latitude
50.43977°
Longitude
-97.68811°
Altitude
1,419.303 km
Speed
7.157 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 25m 58s
True Declination
50° 17' 07"
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
16:35:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,414.302 km
Perigee altitude
1,413.671 km
Semi-major axis
7,792.124 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
52.0151°
RAAN
346.6409°
Arg. of periapsis
146.3084°
True anomaly
316.20689°
Mean anomaly
316.2101°
Eccentric anomaly
316.20849°
Mean motion
3.15544 °/min
Orbital period
114.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00010382
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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 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. |
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| 13 mins | 2026-10-09 05:14:27.461Z | 174.403° S | 2026-10-09 05:20:27.461Z | 126.236° SE | 27.722° | 2026-10-09 05:27:27.461Z | 70.574° E |
| 15 mins | 2026-10-09 07:12:27.461Z | 231.85° WSW | 2026-10-09 07:19:27.461Z | 270.434° WNW | 85.794° | 2026-10-09 07:27:27.461Z | 52.01° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2026-10-09 09:13:27.461Z | 279.606° WNW | 2026-10-09 09:20:27.461Z | 346.807° N | 42.144° | 2026-10-09 09:28:27.461Z | 54.264° ENE |
| 14 mins | 2026-10-09 11:15:27.461Z | 308.695° NW | 2026-10-09 11:22:27.461Z | 17.413° NNE | 39.383° | 2026-10-09 11:29:27.461Z | 76.511° E |
| 16 mins | 2026-10-09 13:15:27.461Z | 309.813° NW | 2026-10-09 13:23:27.461Z | 63.864° ENE | 73.752° | 2026-10-09 13:31:27.461Z | 120.631° SE |
| 13 mins | 2026-10-09 15:16:27.461Z | 287.599° WNW | 2026-10-09 15:22:27.461Z | 230.309° WSW | 35.037° | 2026-10-09 15:29:27.461Z | 173.443° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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