GLOBALSTAR M059
1999-10-18
Satellite information GLOBALSTAR M059 - Globalstar M059
| Spacetrack Directory Name | GLOBALSTAR M059 |
| Alternative name | Globalstar M059 |
| Group | GLOBALSTAR |
| Orbit launches |
1999-10-18 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Globalstar (GLOB) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1680 km |
| Apogee | 1682 km |
Additional information GLOBALSTAR M059
GLOBALSTAR M059 is a communication satellite, also known as Globalstar FM59, launched on October 18, 1999, from the TYMSC launch site using a Soyuz-U-PVB vehicle from LC1. Manufactured by LOR (Lockheed Martin), it has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 12 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. The satellite weighs approximately 380 kg when dry, with an initial launch mass of 450 kg. It is equipped with a communication payload and uses the LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. The design includes a box shape augmented by two panels. GLOBALSTAR M059 was launched to support global communication services, powered by solar arrays and batteries. Its expected lifetime is 7.5 years.
satellite GLOBALSTAR M059 Date of exalting 18.10.1999y.ISS
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