1998 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Globalstar 5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20, 21
failureZenit-2 11K77.05 | Globalstar 5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20, 21
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 9, 1998 at 08:29 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Mission
- Globalstar 5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20, 21
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit