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About this launch
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…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterSoyuz-U-PVB
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB
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MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 4 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBALSTAR M023 1999-004A | Payload | 1405 × 1420 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M040 1999-004B | Payload | 1414 × 1415 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M036 1999-004C | Payload | 1732 × 1750 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M038 1999-004D | Payload | 1537 × 1540 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| SL-4 R/B(1) 1999-004E | Rocket body | re-entered 1999-08-16 |
COSPAR ID 1999-004. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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