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GLOBALSTAR M025 (25770)
COSPAR: 1999-031A | Alt Name: Globalstar M025
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 10, 1999
Launch Site
Launch Pad
SLC17B
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7420-10C
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
25770
International Designator
1999-031A
Epoch
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Inclination
51.98°
Right Ascension
354.20°
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Argument of Perigee
64.32°
Period
128.28 min
Mean Motion
11.23 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GLOBALSTAR M025
Alternative Name
Globalstar M025
Type
Payload
Status
Non-operational
Owner
GLOBT
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 25770U 99031A 26185.24642234 -.00000056 00000-0 34197-3 0 9991
2 25770 51.9832 354.1971 0002792 64.3246 106.6511 11.22564802524615
Source: Celestrak
Summary
GLOBALSTAR M025, also known as Globalstar M025, is a communication satellite owned by GLOBT and manufactured by LOR. Launched on June 10, 1999, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR) using a Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle from SLC17B, this satellite weighs 450 kg at launch with a dry mass of 380 kg. It measures 1.5 meters in length and has a diameter of 0.6 meters, with a span of 12 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. The spacecraft is equipped for communication purposes and powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. Its mission lifetime is expected to be around 7.5 years. The satellite's shape is described as a box with two panels and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 2.3361 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.5
Diameter
0.6
Span
12
Dry Mass
380
Launch Mass
450
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.3361
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Globalstar FM25
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
LOR
Life Expectancy
7.5 years
Bus
LS-400
Configuration
LS-400
Motor
LS-400 AOCS
Equipment
?
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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