March 15, 1999 3:06 am
Globalstar 22,37,41,46
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Soyuz-U-PVB
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
03:06 UTC
Window Close
03:06 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 15, 1999 · 03:06 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Payload
Globalstar 22,37,41,46
Rocket
Soyuz-U-PVB
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
1/5
Launch Overview
Window Open
03:06 UTC
Window Close
03:06 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 15, 1999 · 03:06 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Payload
Globalstar 22,37,41,46
Rocket
Soyuz-U-PVB
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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