Globalstar MO3

USA

Also called: Globalstar 4 & Globalstar FM3

Launch data:

Designation:	25165 / 98008D
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	1249 x 1260 km
Eccentricity	7.21E-04
Inclination	52 deg
Period	110.6 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

Decay:

Out of service:	Sep 2011
Cause:
Descent date:
Lifetime:

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.

Ref: #15, #226 - update: 29.10.11