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GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045 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

38045, 2011-080F

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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M086
1 38045U 11080F   26281.21201036 -.00000100  00000-0  21641-4 0  9994
2 38045  51.9918 344.1992 0000699 308.8185  85.7334 12.62289312683939

Epoch: 2026-10-08T05:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-08T05:05:17.695Z)

Latitude

26.61938°

Longitude

-86.03665°

Altitude

1,414.521 km

Speed

7.156 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 28m 33s

True Declination

26° 29' 36"

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

15:28:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.448 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.358 km

Semi-major axis

7,792.04 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

51.9918°

RAAN

344.1992°

Arg. of periapsis

308.8185°

True anomaly

85.74139°

Mean anomaly

85.7334°

Eccentric anomaly

85.73739°

Mean motion

3.15549 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000021641

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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 M082, 38042

GLOBALSTAR M090, 38044

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GLOBALSTAR M086 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	2026-10-09 05:43:00.753Z	191.163° SSW	2026-10-09 05:50:00.753Z	131.25° SE	39.84°	2026-10-09 05:58:00.753Z	63.057° ENE
16 mins	2026-10-09 07:42:00.753Z	244.911° WSW	2026-10-09 07:50:00.753Z	344.307° N	68.974°	2026-10-09 07:58:00.753Z	50.76° ENE
14 mins	2026-10-09 09:44:00.753Z	289.462° WNW	2026-10-09 09:51:00.753Z	356.148° N	38.494°	2026-10-09 09:58:00.753Z	55.991° ENE
14 mins	2026-10-09 11:46:00.753Z	313.003° NW	2026-10-09 11:52:00.753Z	11.36° NNE	44.005°	2026-10-09 12:00:00.753Z	86.659° E
15 mins	2026-10-09 13:46:00.753Z	306.702° NW	2026-10-09 13:53:00.753Z	197.378° SSW	84.862°	2026-10-09 14:01:00.753Z	133.244° SE
11 mins	2026-10-09 15:47:00.753Z	277.318° WNW	2026-10-09 15:52:00.753Z	234.754° WSW	23.956°	2026-10-09 15:58:00.753Z	189.583° SSW

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GLOBALSTAR M086, 38045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-08T05:05:17.695Z)

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

GLOBALSTAR M086 Visibility forecast

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