GLOBALSTAR M027 (25884)

COSPAR: 1999-043B | Alt Name: Globalstar M027

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 17, 1999

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC17B

Launch Vehicle

Delta 7420-10C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25884

International Designator

1999-043B

Epoch

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Inclination

52.02°

Right Ascension

327.70°

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Argument of Perigee

246.62°

Period

130.39 min

Mean Motion

11.04 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M027

Alternative Name

Globalstar M027

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 25884U 99043B   26185.09608056 -.00000075  00000-0 -44695-3 0  9993

2 25884  52.0234 327.6996 0020819 246.6246 113.2357 11.04373790183433

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M027, also known as Globalstar M027, is a communication satellite launched on August 17, 1999, from the Atlantic Missile Range (AFETR) SLC17B launch pad using the Delta 7420-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a configuration of LS-400 with dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter, spanning 12 meters when fully deployed. It weighs 380 kilograms dry and had an initial launch mass of 450 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply, the satellite's mission is to provide communication services. Manufactured by LOR, its operational lifetime was estimated at 7.5 years. The payload includes Globalstar FM27, and it features an LS-400 AOCS motor system. Its shape consists of a box structure with two panels, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 2.159 square meters. Owned by GLOBT, the satellite's purpose is focused on communication services.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

380

Launch Mass

450

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.159

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM27

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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