1999 · United States Air Force
Globalstar 24,27,53,54
successDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 24,27,53,54
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
- August 17, 1999 at 04:37 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Mission
- Globalstar 24,27,53,54
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit