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 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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBALSTAR M024 1999-043A | Payload | 2109 × 2111 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M027 1999-043B | Payload | 2121 × 2158 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M054 1999-043C | Payload | 1962 × 1968 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M053 1999-043D | Payload | 2019 × 2025 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1999-043E | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-09-21 |
COSPAR ID 1999-043. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).