Satellite · NORAD 31574 · COSPAR 2007-020D
GLOBALSTAR M072
- Operator Globalstar
- Constellation Globalstar
- Country United States
Altitude now
1,719.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.02km/s
Inclination
51.99°
Period
2.0 h
120.8 min
Perigee
1,717km
Apogee
1,719km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:17 UTC (13.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 30.117° N
- Longitude
- 74.942° W
- Altitude
- 1719.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.021 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 09:17 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 2.3 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Globalstar via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Globalstar
- SATCAT owner code
- GLOB · Globalstar
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 May 2007
- COSPAR launch id
- 2007-020
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 5
- FREGAT DEB31572DebrisDecayed
- GLOBALSTAR M06531571PayloadUnknown
- GLOBALSTAR M06931573PayloadActive
- GLOBALSTAR M07131576PayloadUnknown
- SL-4 R/B31575Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → GLOB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 31574
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2007-020D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM280
- Canonical slug
- globalstar-m072-31574
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.