GLOBALSTAR M046
1999-03-15
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M046 - Globalstar M046
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M046 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M046 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1999-03-15 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1637 km |
| Apogee | 1641 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M046
GLOBALSTAR M046 is a communication satellite with NORAD ID 25651 and OBJECT_ID 1999-012C, manufactured by LOR in the US. Launched on March 15, 1999, from TYSMC LC1 using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle, it has a dry mass of 380 kg and a launch mass of 450 kg. The satellite measures 1.5 meters in length with a diameter of 0.6 meters and a span of 12 meters. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power. Its mission focuses on communication services, utilizing an AOCS motor system (LS-400) for attitude control. The satellites shape is described as Box + 2 Pan, with a RCS value of 2.3015. The satellite operated for a designed lifetime of 7.5 years.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M046 Date of exalting 15.03.1999y.ISS
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