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LAUNCH CENTER

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Wed Sep 22 1999
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Globalstar 33,50,55,58

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz-U-PVB

Description:

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

Soyuz-U-PVB rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • 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 Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5