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Globalstar M056

Satellite. Globalstar M056 was launched on October 18, 1999 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-058CNORAD 25945United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M056
Payload designation
Globalstar FM56
International designator
1999-058C
NORAD catalog number
25945
GCAT identifier
S25945
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
October 18, 1999 · 13:32 UTC
Launch record
1999-058Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
897 km
Apogee
948 km
Inclination
51.96°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2010
End of operations
Nov 25, 2014

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 Q111497785 (CC0).