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Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 33,50,55,58
Soyuz-U-PVB
Sep 22, 1999, 2:33 PM UTC
Sep 22, 1999, 2:33 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 15.8°C
- Wind
- 15 km/h @ 354°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive