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 M014 1998-023A | Payload | 1838 × 1840 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M006 1998-023B | Payload | 1872 × 1876 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M015 1998-023C | Payload | 1908 × 1928 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M008 1998-023D | Payload | 1521 × 1526 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1998-023E | Rocket body | re-entered 2000-09-17 |
COSPAR ID 1998-023. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).