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Globalstar M058

Satellite. Globalstar M058 was launched on September 22, 1999 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-049ANORAD 25907United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M058
Payload designation
Globalstar FM58
International designator
1999-049A
NORAD catalog number
25907
GCAT identifier
S25907
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
September 22, 1999 · 14:33 UTC
Launch record
1999-049Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
901 km
Apogee
956 km
Inclination
51.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 2010
End of operations
May 6, 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 Q111497814 (CC0).