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GLOBALSTAR M085

OperationalCommunicationsLEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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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
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,414 km
Periapsis
1,414 km
Inclination
52.01°
Orbital period
114.08 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Globalstar
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
700 kg
Power
1,700 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2011-033D
NORAD catalog №
37742
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Radar cross-section
5.0038 m²
Status
Operational