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Globalstar M063

Satellite. Globalstar M063 was launched on February 8, 2000 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-008ANORAD 26081United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M063
Payload designation
Globalstar FM63
International designator
2000-008A
NORAD catalog number
26081
GCAT identifier
S26081
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/379

Mission

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

Launch

Date
February 8, 2000 · 21:24 UTC
Launch record
2000-008Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
913 km
Apogee
931 km
Inclination
52.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 11, 2018
End of operations
Jan 11, 2018

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 Q111497763 (CC0).