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 M035 1999-037A | Payload | 2127 × 2151 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M032 1999-037B | Payload | 2055 × 2074 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M051 1999-037C | Payload | 1950 × 1951 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M030 1999-037D | Payload | 1885 × 1891 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1999-037E | Rocket body | re-entered 2003-05-16 |
COSPAR ID 1999-037. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).