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GLOBALSTAR M093

OperationalCommunicationsLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
February 6, 2013 at 04:04 PM 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
1,413 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)
2013-005B
NORAD catalog №
39073
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesGlobalstar
Radar cross-section
4.8199 m²
Status
Operational