GLOBALSTAR M008
1998-04-24
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M008 - Globalstar M008
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M008 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M008 |
| 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 | 1521 km |
| Apogee | 1526 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M008
GLOBALSTAR M008 (also known as Globalstar M008) is a communication satellite launched on April 24, 1998, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 17A using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by LOR (Loral), has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 12 meters. It was equipped for its communication mission with a dry mass of 380 kg and had a total launch mass of 450 kg, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellites design consists of a box shape with two panels and has an RCS (Reaction Control System) of 2.4271. Its mission was expected to last for approximately 7.5 years, and it was owned by GLOBT (Globalstar).
satellite GLOBALSTAR M008 Date of exalting 24.04.1998y.ISS
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