Globalstar · Communications
GLOBALSTAR M074
OperationalCommunicationsLEONORAD 37189
GLOBALSTAR M074 is a Globalstar communications satellite, part of the Globalstar constellation, launched on October 19, 2010 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- October 19, 2010 at 05:10 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Launched by
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
- Operator
- Starsem SA
- Mission
- 6 x Globalstar-2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 1,414 km
- Periapsis
- 1,413 km
- Inclination
- 52°
- Orbital period
- 114.08 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 01:21 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Globalstar
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 715 kg
- Power
- 1,700 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Dimensions
- Ø2 × 4 m
- Detailed purpose
- Satellite phone & data
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2010-054B
- NORAD catalog №
- 37189
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Globalstar
- Constellation
- Globalstar
- Radar cross-section
- 4.8795 m²
- Status
- Operational
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