Globalstar 30

USA

Launch data:

Designation:	25852 / 99037B
Launch date	10 Jul 1999
Launch site	CC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle	Delta-7420-10C (#272)
Mission	Communications
Perigee/Apogee	1400 km
Inclination	52°
Period	110 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Space Systems/Loral
Platform	LS-400
Operator
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

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:

Globalstar satellites M032, M030 (on the upper dispenser tier), M035 and M051 (on the lower dispenser tier) were placed in orbit after the Delta stage 2's second burn. 28 Globalstar satellites have now reached orbit.

Ref: #7(JR403), #15 - update: 30.03.06