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GLOBALSTAR M068

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
1,412 km
Periapsis
1,410 km
Inclination
51.99°
Orbital period
114.03 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Launch mass
700 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-048D
NORAD catalog №
32266
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
1.9181 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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