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GLOBALSTAR M006

NonoperationalCommunicationsLEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1998 at 10:38 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7420-10C →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,877 km
Periapsis
1,870 km
Inclination
52°
Orbital period
124.33 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Launch mass
700 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-023B
NORAD catalog №
25307
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
2.4068 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational

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