GLOBALSTAR M034 (25962)

COSPAR: 1999-062B | Alt Name: Globalstar M034

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 22, 1999

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25962

International Designator

1999-062B

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:19:15 GMT

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Inclination

51.99°

Right Ascension

98.41°

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Argument of Perigee

42.49°

Period

122.09 min

Mean Motion

11.79 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M034

Alternative Name

Globalstar M034

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GLOBT

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 25962U 99062B   26185.18003830 -.00000067  00000-0  22935-3 0  9993

2 25962  51.9868  98.4134 0014745  42.4863 106.2523 11.79459674183464

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M034, also known as Globalstar M034, is a communication satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 25962 and object identifier 1999-062B. Launched on November 22, 1999, from TYMSC LC1 using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle, this satellite was manufactured by LOR for GLOBT (Globalstar). It is part of the LS-400 bus and configuration series with dimensions of 1.5 meters in length, 0.6 meters in diameter, and has a span of 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 380 kg and a launch mass of 450 kg. Its mission involves communication purposes powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Equipped with an LS-400 AOCS motor, the satellite's shape is described as box-shaped with two panels, and its radar cross-section (RCS) is measured at 2.3174 square meters. The estimated operational lifetime of GLOBALSTAR M034 is 7.5 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

380

Launch Mass

450

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.3174

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM34

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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