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Globalstar M053

Satellite. Globalstar M053 was launched on August 17, 1999 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-043DNORAD 25886United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M053
Payload designation
Globalstar FM53
International designator
1999-043D
NORAD catalog number
25886
GCAT identifier
S25886
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/369

Mission

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

Launch

Date
August 17, 1999 · 04:37 UTC
Launch record
1999-043Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,412 km
Apogee
1,414 km
Inclination
52.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2006
End of operations
Sep 30, 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 Q111497810 (CC0).