GLOBALSTAR M043 (25874)

COSPAR: 1999-041C | Alt Name: Globalstar M043

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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

25874

International Designator

1999-041C

Epoch

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Inclination

51.94°

Right Ascension

271.85°

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Argument of Perigee

240.09°

Period

127.92 min

Mean Motion

11.26 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M043

Alternative Name

Globalstar M043

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GLOBT

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 25874U 99041C   26185.26225513 -.00000080  00000-0 -35798-3 0  9992

2 25874  51.9400 271.8481 0013618 240.0938 151.0630 11.25699340165900

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M043 is a communication satellite launched on July 25, 1999, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC17A pad using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by LOR and owned by GLOBT, measures 1.5 meters in length with a diameter of 0.6 meters and spans 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It has a dry mass of 380 kg and weighed 450 kg at launch. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its mission is to facilitate communication, and it features an LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. GLOBALSTAR M043 has a predicted lifetime of 7.5 years and has a radar cross section (RCS) of 2.017 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

380

Launch Mass

450

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.017

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM43

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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