Mission record
Zenit-2 11K77.05 | Globalstar 5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20, 21
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Wed, 09 Sep 1998 20:29:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4263 ever
Mission
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.