Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax services via its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, Globalstar contracted with MDA for the construction…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBALSTAR M098 2026-185A | Payload | 676 × 692 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M102 2026-185B | Payload | 675 × 690 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M099 2026-185C | Payload | 675 × 690 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M104 2026-185D | Payload | 901 × 917 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M106 2026-185E | Payload | 675 × 689 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M101 2026-185F | Payload | 706 × 718 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M105 2026-185G | Payload | 675 × 689 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M100 2026-185H | Payload | 675 × 689 km · 52.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2026-185 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).