Globalstar · Communications
GLOBALSTAR M083
OperationalCommunicationsLEO
GLOBALSTAR M083 is a Globalstar communications satellite, part of the Globalstar constellation, launched on July 13, 2011 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 13, 2011 at 02:27 AM 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
- 51.99°
- Orbital period
- 114.08 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Globalstar
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 715 kg
- Power
- 1,700 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Detailed purpose
- Satellite phone & data
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-033A
- NORAD catalog №
- 37739
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Globalstar- Constellation
- Globalstar
- Radar cross-section
- 4.6744 m²
- Status
- Operational
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