GLOBALSTAR M015
1998-04-24
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M015 - Globalstar M015
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M015 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M015 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1998-04-24 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1908 km |
| Apogee | 1929 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M015
GLOBALSTAR M015 is a communication satellite launched by the US on April 24, 1998, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 1.5 meters in length and has a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 12 meters. It had a dry mass of 380 kilograms and weighed 450 kilograms at launch. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries, it was designed to operate for approximately 7.5 years. The satellites configuration is LS-400 and was manufactured by LOR (Lockheed Martin). It carries the payload Globalstar FM15 for communication purposes. The shape of the spacecraft is described as a box with two panels and has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 2.2545 square meters.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M015 Date of exalting 24.04.1998y.ISS
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