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Globalstar M059

Satellite. Globalstar M059 was launched on October 18, 1999 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-058BNORAD 25944United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M059
Payload designation
Globalstar FM59
International designator
1999-058B
NORAD catalog number
25944
GCAT identifier
S25944
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
1,412 km
Apogee
1,414 km
Inclination
52.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2010
End of operations
Mar 10, 2016

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 Q111497784 (CC0).