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GLOBALSTAR M065

NonoperationalCommunicationsLEO

GLOBALSTAR M065 is a Globalstar communications satellite, part of the Globalstar constellation, launched on May 29, 2007 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
May 29, 2007 at 08:31 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Globalstar 65,69,71,72

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,422 km
Periapsis
1,407 km
Inclination
51.99°
Orbital period
114.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
715 kg
Dry mass
350 kg
Power
1,500 W
Design lifetime
10 years
Detailed purpose
Satellite phone & data

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-020A
NORAD catalog №
31571
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
2.2368 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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