Globalstar 24,27,53,54 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
17 Aug 1999, 4:37am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Globalstar 24,27,53,54
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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