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Globalstar M087

Communications satellite. Globalstar M087 was launched on June 19, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-064ANORAD 52888United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M087
Payload designation
Globalstar-2 FM15
International designator
2022-064A
NORAD catalog number
52888
GCAT identifier
S52888
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1076

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 19, 2022 · 04:27 UTC
Launch record
2022-064Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,111 km
Apogee
1,125 km
Inclination
51.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 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 Q112628974 (CC0).