Globalstar FM40

USA


Also called: Globalstar 10

Launch data

Designation:25622 / 99004B
Launch date09 Feb 1999
Launch site Baikonur
Launch vehicle  Soyuz-U/Ikar
MissionCommercial: Communications
Intermediate LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 1388 x 1401 km
Eccentricity 8.37E-04
Inclination 51.9 deg
Period 113.66 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.

Ref: #15, #226 - update: 30.10.11