GLOBALSTAR M045

Photo GLOBALSTAR M045

25676
Spacetrack Directory Number
1999-04-15
Orbit launches


Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M045 - Globalstar M045

Spacetrack Directory Name GLOBALSTAR M045
Alternative name Globalstar M045
Group GLOBALSTAR
Orbit launches 1999-04-15
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Globalstar (GLOB)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 1561 km
Apogee 1563 km

Additional information GLOBALSTAR M045

GLOBALSTAR M045 is a communication satellite, also known as Globalstar FM45, manufactured by LOR and operated by GLOBT. It was launched on April 15, 1999, from the TYMSC launch site using a Soyuz-U-PVB vehicle from LC1 pad. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and a span of 12 meters with its solar arrays deployed. Its dry mass is 380 kg, and it had a launch mass of 450 kg. The spacecrafts power system consists of two deployable solar arrays and batteries. It has an operational lifetime of approximately 7.5 years and uses the LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. The satellites shape is described as Box + 2 Pan, and it was designed for communication purposes, though specific equipment details are not provided in the dataset.

satellite GLOBALSTAR M045 Date of exalting 15.04.1999y.


Update time: 2026-06-10 09:10:33
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