GLOBALSTAR M019

Additional information GLOBALSTAR M019

GLOBALSTAR M019, also known as Globalstar M019, is a communication satellite launched on April 15, 1999, from the Tyuratam Site (TYMSC), LC1 launch pad using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 12 meters, indicating deployable solar arrays or panels. The satellite was manufactured by LOR for the mission purpose of communication and is owned by GLOBT (Globalstar). It has a dry mass of 380 kg and had a launch mass of 450 kg. Its configuration is described as LS-400, equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power. The satellites shape is noted as Box + 2 Pan, suggesting a box-shaped body with additional panels likely related to its solar array design. The spacecraft has an expected lifetime of 7.5 years and was launched from the US. Its mission involved communication services, utilizing equipment that includes the LS-400 AOCS (Attitude Orbit Control System) for motor control.