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 M048 1999-041A | Payload | 1980 × 2002 km · 51.9° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M026 1999-041B | Payload | 2125 × 2129 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M043 1999-041C | Payload | 2020 × 2043 km · 51.9° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M028 1999-041D | Payload | 1412 × 1512 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1999-041E | Rocket body | 490 × 1213 km · 51.8° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1999-041. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).