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GLOBALSTAR M067

NonoperationalCommunicationsLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
October 20, 2007 at 08:12 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-FG Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Globalstar 66,67,68,70
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,505 km
Periapsis
1,502 km
Inclination
51.97°
Orbital period
116.06 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral/Alenia Aerospazio
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
450 kg
Dry mass
350 kg
Power
1,500 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-048A
NORAD catalog №
32263
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
2.1822 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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