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GLOBALSTAR M034

NonoperationalCommunicationsLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
November 22, 1999 at 04:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U-PVB →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Globalstar 29,34,39,61
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,786 km
Periapsis
1,763 km
Inclination
51.98°
Orbital period
122.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Launch mass
700 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-062B
NORAD catalog №
25962
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
2.3174 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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