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Globalstar M096

Satellite. Globalstar M096 was launched on February 6, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-005DNORAD 39075United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Globalstar M095
Common name
Globalstar M096
Payload designation
Globalstar-2 FM22?
International designator
2013-005D
NORAD catalog number
39075
GCAT identifier
S39075
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/717

Mission

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

Launch

Date
February 6, 2013 · 16:04 UTC
Launch record
2013-005Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
915 km
Apogee
926 km
Inclination
52.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 11, 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 Q111471921 (CC0).