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Globalstar M003

Satellite. Globalstar M003 was launched on February 14, 1998 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1998-008DNORAD 25165United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M003
Payload designation
Globalstar FM3
International designator
1998-008D
NORAD catalog number
25165
GCAT identifier
S25165
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/341

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Globalstar
Country
United States
Builder
SS/Loral
Platform (bus)
LS-400

Launch

Date
February 14, 1998 · 14:34 UTC
Launch record
1998-008Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,248 km
Apogee
1,262 km
Inclination
51.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2006
End of operations
May 15, 2010

Size

Mass
450 kg
Dry mass
380 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498445 (CC0).