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GLOBALSTAR M036

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GLOBALSTAR M036 is a Globalstar communications satellite, part of the Globalstar constellation, launched on February 9, 1999 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 9, 1999 at 03:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U-PVB
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Globalstar 23,36,38,40

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,750 km
Periapsis
1,732 km
Inclination
52°
Orbital period
121.35 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
715 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Detailed purpose
Satellite phone & data

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-004C
NORAD catalog №
25623
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Constellation
Globalstar
Radar cross-section
2.1998 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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