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 M063 2000-008A | Payload | 1740 × 1746 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M062 2000-008B | Payload | 1485 × 1498 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M060 2000-008C | Payload | 1599 × 1606 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| GLOBALSTAR M064 2000-008D | Payload | 1732 × 1733 km · 52.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 2000-008E | Rocket body | re-entered 2000-05-15 |
COSPAR ID 2000-008. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).