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GLOBALSTAR M087, 52888

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBALSTAR M087, 52888 is a payload satellite owned by Globalstar (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 19 Jun 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

52888, 2022-064A

Orbit

LEO

Country

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)

2022-06-19 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

28.800 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GLOBALSTAR M087
1 52888U 22064A   25243.27062348 -.00000082  00000-0  12224-3 0  9998
2 52888  51.9973 225.0966 0000474  52.0934 307.9975 12.62301090154526

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:29:41.868Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

147.97913°

Altitude

1,413.915 km

Speed

7.155 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 00m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

09:00:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,414.223 km

Perigee altitude

1,413.484 km

Semi-major axis

7,791.991 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

51.9973°

RAAN

225.0966°

Arg. of periapsis

52.0934°

True anomaly

307.99322°

Mean anomaly

307.9975°

Eccentric anomaly

307.99536°

Mean motion

3.15552 °/min

Orbital period

114.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00012224

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GLOBALSTAR M087 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.
12 mins	2025-08-31 23:42:08.147Z	169.489° S	2025-08-31 23:48:08.147Z	121.72° SE	22.711°	2025-08-31 23:54:08.147Z	74.798° E
15 mins	2025-09-01 01:40:08.147Z	227.69° WSW	2025-09-01 01:47:08.147Z	89.536° E	44.885°	2025-09-01 01:55:08.147Z	53.04° ENE
14 mins	2025-09-01 03:41:08.147Z	278.873° WNW	2025-09-01 03:47:08.147Z	337.661° N	34.601°	2025-09-01 03:55:08.147Z	52.2° ENE
14 mins	2025-09-01 05:42:08.147Z	305.584° NW	2025-09-01 05:49:08.147Z	9.492° NNE	32.125°	2025-09-01 05:56:08.147Z	72.83° E
15 mins	2025-09-01 07:43:08.147Z	310.906° NW	2025-09-01 07:50:08.147Z	33.164° NE	43.478°	2025-09-01 07:58:08.147Z	116.875° SE
14 mins	2025-09-01 09:43:08.147Z	291.537° WNW	2025-09-01 09:49:08.147Z	237.703° WSW	31.809°	2025-09-01 09:57:08.147Z	168.7° S