GLOBALSTAR M048 (25872)

COSPAR: 1999-041A | Alt Name: Globalstar M048

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 25, 1999

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC17A

Launch Vehicle

Delta 7420-10C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25872

International Designator

1999-041A

Epoch

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Inclination

51.93°

Right Ascension

149.19°

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Argument of Perigee

126.06°

Period

127.00 min

Mean Motion

11.34 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M048

Alternative Name

Globalstar M048

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GLOBT

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 25872U 99041A   26185.17593045 -.00000074  00000-0 -10751-3 0  9993

2 25872  51.9339 149.1868 0012667 126.0597 246.6046 11.33864494168315

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M048 is a communication satellite operated by GLOBT (Globalstar), launched on July 25, 1999, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC17A pad using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 12 meters when its deployable solar arrays are extended, providing power along with batteries. It carries the payload Globalstar FM48 for communication purposes. The satellite was manufactured by LOR (Lockheed Martin) as part of the LS-400 configuration and has a dry mass of 380 kg and a launch mass of 450 kg. Its mission is expected to last for approximately 7.5 years, equipped with an AOCS motor system and designed in a box shape with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

380

Launch Mass

450

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.3241

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM48

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

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