GLOBALSTAR M048
1999-07-25
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M048 - Globalstar M048
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M048 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M048 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1999-07-25 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1981 km |
| Apogee | 2002 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M048
GLOBALSTAR M048 is a communication satellite operated by GLOBT (Globalstar), launched on July 25, 1999, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations SLC17A pad using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 12 meters when its deployable solar arrays are extended, providing power along with batteries. It carries the payload Globalstar FM48 for communication purposes. The satellite was manufactured by LOR (Lockheed Martin) as part of the LS-400 configuration and has a dry mass of 380 kg and a launch mass of 450 kg. Its mission is expected to last for approximately 7.5 years, equipped with an AOCS motor system and designed in a box shape with two panels.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M048 Date of exalting 25.07.1999y.ISS
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