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Globalstar M086

Communications satellite. Globalstar M086 was launched on December 28, 2011 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2011-080FNORAD 38045United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M086
Payload designation
Globalstar-2 FM18?
International designator
2011-080F
NORAD catalog number
38045
GCAT identifier
S38045
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/643

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Globalstar-2
Country
United States
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
Prisma?

Launch

Date
December 28, 2011 · 17:09 UTC
Launch record
2011-080Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
918 km
Apogee
926 km
Inclination
52.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
715 kg
Dry mass
500 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471997 (CC0).