Globalstar MO2 |
USA |
| Designation: | 25164 / 98008C |
| Launch date | 14 Feb 1998 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17A |
| Launch vehicle | Delta-2 (7420-10C) (#253) |
| Mission | Commercial: Communications |
| Intermediate LEO Earth orbit: | |
| Perigee / Apogee | 1412 x 1414 km |
| Eccentricity | |
| Inclination | 52.01 deg |
| Period | 114.08 min |
| Prime contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Platform | LS-400 |
| Operator | Globalstar |
| Mass at launch | 450 kg |
| Dry Mass | 400 kg |
| Basic shape | trapezoidal shape |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Solar array | 10.75m span (2 panels) |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | 1100 W |
| Design lifetime | 7.5 yrs |
| 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 |