Globalstar M053 - Norad ID: 25886
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M053 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M053 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 2019 km |
| Apogee | 2025 km |
GLOBALSTAR M053 is a communication satellite with NORAD catalog ID 25886 and OBJECT_ID 1999-043D. It was manufactured by LOR (Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems) and launched on August 17, 1999, from the Atlantic Missile Range at SLC17B using a Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and spans 12 meters with its solar arrays deployed. It has a dry mass of 380 kg and launched with a total mass of 450 kg. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply, GLOBALSTAR M053 was designed to operate for approximately 7.5 years in orbit. The satellite is owned by GLOBT (Globalstar) and carries the payload Globalstar FM53. Its shape consists of a box structure plus two panels, with an RCS (Reflective Coefficient Surface) value of 2.0626.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M053 Date of exalting 17.08.1999y.