GLOBALSTAR M050
1999-09-22
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M050 - Globalstar M050
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M050 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M050 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1999-09-22 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1640 km |
| Apogee | 1656 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M050
The GLOBALSTAR M050 satellite, also known as Globalstar M050, was launched on September 22, 1999, from TYMSC LC1 using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. It has a configuration of LS-400 and is owned by GLOBT. The spacecraft measures 1.5 meters in length with a diameter of 0.6 meters and a span of 12 meters. At launch, it had a mass of 450 kilograms and a dry mass of 380 kilograms. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellites primary mission is communication, operated by the LS-400 AOCS motor system. Its shape is described as Box + 2 Pan, and it has a RCS value of 1.8565. Manufactured by LOR in the US, its expected lifetime was approximately 7.5 years.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M050 Date of exalting 22.09.1999y.ISS
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