Globalstar M001 - Norad ID: 25162
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M001 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M001 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 1513 km |
| Apogee | 1516 km |
GLOBALSTAR M001 (NORAD_CAT_ID: 25162) is a communication satellite owned by GLOBT and manufactured by LOR. It was launched on February 14, 1998, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations LC17A using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 12 meters, indicating deployable components such as solar arrays. Its dry mass is 380 kilograms and its total launch mass was 450 kilograms. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellites shape is described as Box + 2 Pan and has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.807 square meters. Its operational lifetime was expected to be around 7.5 years, dedicated to communication purposes.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M001 Date of exalting 14.02.1998y.