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GLOBALSTAR M024 (25883)
COSPAR: 1999-043A | Alt Name: Globalstar M024
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Launch Details
Launch Date
August 17, 1999
Launch Site
Launch Pad
SLC17B
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7420-10C
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
25883
International Designator
1999-043A
Epoch
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Inclination
52.00°
Right Ascension
238.82°
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Argument of Perigee
359.37°
Period
129.71 min
Mean Motion
11.10 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GLOBALSTAR M024
Alternative Name
Globalstar M024
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 25883U 99043A 26185.13170098 .00000019 00000-0 29576-2 0 9993
2 25883 51.9993 238.8199 0001017 359.3689 12.5819 11.10171896157280
Source: Celestrak
Summary
GLOBALSTAR M024 (also known as Globalstar M024) is a communication satellite with the NORAD Catalog ID 25883 and OBJECT_ID 1999-043A. Manufactured by LOR, it was launched on August 17, 1999, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (AFETR), using Delta 7420-10C as the launch vehicle from SLC17B pad. The satellite is configured with a LS-400 system and is owned by GLOBT. It has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and a span of 12 meters. Its dry mass is 380 kg, and it had an initial launch mass of 450 kg. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. It has a mission lifetime of 7.5 years and its purpose is communication. The satellite's shape consists of a box with two panels, and it features the LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. Its radar cross-section (RCS) is 2.3881 square meters. The payload carried is Globalstar FM24.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.5
Diameter
0.6
Span
12
Dry Mass
380
Launch Mass
450
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.3881
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Globalstar FM24
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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