GLOBALSTAR M004
1998-02-14
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M004 - Globalstar M004
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M004 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M004 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1998-02-14 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1407 km |
| Apogee | 1412 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M004
GLOBALSTAR M004, also known as Globalstar M004, is a communication satellite launched on February 14, 1998, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17A using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. Manufactured by LOR for GLOBT (Globalstar), this spacecraft has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 12 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. The satellites dry mass is 380 kg, and it had a launch mass of 450 kg. It was designed for a communication mission and equipped with batteries alongside the solar arrays for power generation. The spacecraft has a box shape with two panels and an RCS (Reaction Control System) area of 2.2994 square meters. Its operational lifetime was projected to be approximately 7.5 years.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M004 Date of exalting 14.02.1998y.ISS
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