Globalstar MO51

USA

Also called: Globalstar 28

Launch data:

Designation:25854 / 99037D
Launch date10 Jul 1999
Launch siteCC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle Delta-7420-10C (#272)
MissionCommervial: Communications
Intermediate LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 1413 x 1413 km
Eccentricity 0,00E+00
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

Decay:

Out of service:  Feb 2011
Cause:  

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: 17.03.11