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Globalstar M037

Satellite. Globalstar M037 was launched on March 15, 1999 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-012DNORAD 25652United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M037
Payload designation
Globalstar FM37
International designator
1999-012D
NORAD catalog number
25652
GCAT identifier
S25652
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/688

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 15, 1999 · 03:06 UTC
Launch record
1999-012Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,410 km
Apogee
1,412 km
Inclination
52.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2010
End of operations
August 2011

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 Q111497922 (CC0).