1999 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Globalstar 31,56,57,59
successSoyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 31,56,57,59
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 18, 1999 at 01:32 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Globalstar 31,56,57,59
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit