Globalstar MO26

USA

Also called: Globalstar 29

Launch data:

Designation:	25872 / 99041A
Launch date	25 Jul 1999
Launch site	CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle	Delta-7420-10c (#273)
Mission	Commercial: Communications
Intermediate LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	1412 x 1414 km
Eccentricity	1.28E-04
Inclination	52 deg
Period	114.07 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Platform	LS-400
Operator	Globalstar
Mass at launch	450 kg
Dry Mass	350 kg
Basic shape	trapezoidal shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array	10.75m span (2 panels)
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	1500 W
Design lifetime	10 yrs - still active

Globalstar's payload

Capacity	2800 phone circuits
Voice	9600 bps
Fax	yes
Data	9600 bps
Mobile uplink	2483.5 - 2500 MHz via 91-element phased-array antenna
Mobile downlink	1610 - 1626.5 MHz via 61-element phased-array antenna
Gateway uplink	5091 - 5250 MHz
Gateway downlink	6875 - 7055 MHz

Compatible with GSM, CDMA and AMPS.

Mission details:

Four more Globalstar satellites were launched Jul 25, by a Boeing Delta 2. The Delta 2 second stage entered a 185 x 1361 km transfer orbit 11 minutes after launch. At 61 min after launch the second stage restarted at apogee and deployed the four satellites in a 1367 km circular orbit.

Ref: #7(JR404), #15, #226 - update: 30.10.11