GLOBALSTAR M002 (25164)

COSPAR: 1998-008C | Alt Name: Globalstar M002

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 14, 1998

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC17A

Launch Vehicle

Delta 7420-10C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25164

International Designator

1998-008C

Epoch

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Inclination

52.00°

Right Ascension

2.43°

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Argument of Perigee

111.44°

Period

123.98 min

Mean Motion

11.62 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M002

Alternative Name

Globalstar M002

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GLOBT

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 25164U 98008C   26185.17268372 -.00000075  00000-0  27968-4 0  9990

2 25164  52.0033   2.4302 0002126 111.4375 248.6672 11.61516770228458

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M002 is a communication satellite, also known as Globalstar M002, with the OBJECT_ID 1998-008C and NORAD_CAT_ID 25164. It was launched by the United States on February 14, 1998, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC17A. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter, with a span of 12 meters when deployed. It weighs 380 kilograms dry and had a launch mass of 450 kilograms. Manufactured by LOR, it is part of the GLOBALSTAR constellation and serves as a communication satellite equipped with two deployable solar arrays for power generation. The satellite has an expected lifetime of 7.5 years. Its shape consists of a box design augmented by two panels. It was owned by GLOBT at launch and carries the payload Globalstar FM2.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

380

Launch Mass

450

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

1.8071

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM2

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

LOR

Life Expectancy

7.5 years

Bus

LS-400

Configuration

LS-400

Motor

Equipment

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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