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 M025 1999-031A | Payload | 2046 × 2048 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M049 1999-031B | Payload | 2097 × 2103 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M047 1999-031C | Payload | 1987 × 2015 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M052 1999-031D | Payload | 2083 × 2087 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1999-031E | Rocket body | 804 × 1364 km · 51.5° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR DEB 1999-031F | Debris | 855 × 1059 km · 52.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1999-031. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).