GLOBALSTAR M022

Additional information GLOBALSTAR M022

GLOBALSTAR M022 is a communication satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 25649 and object identifier 1999-012A. It was launched by the United States on March 15, 1999, from the Tymshchyn launch site using LC1 as the launch pad and a Soyuz-U-PVB vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and spans 12 meters. It weighs approximately 450 kg at launch with a dry mass of 380 kg. Its configuration is identified as LS-400, manufactured by LOR (Loral), and it uses deployable solar arrays for power along with batteries. The satellites mission is focused on communication services, employing the LS-400 AOCS motor for its attitude control system. It has a box shape with two panels and an RCS of 2.4235. The owner of this satellite is GLOBT (Globalstar), and it carries the payload Globalstar FM22. Its expected operational lifetime was approximately 7.5 years.