GLOBALSTAR M068 (32266)

COSPAR: 2007-048D | Alt Name: Globalstar M068

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 20, 2007

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-FG

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

32266

International Designator

2007-048D

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:44:54 GMT

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Inclination

51.99°

Right Ascension

217.99°

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Argument of Perigee

244.98°

Period

114.03 min

Mean Motion

12.63 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M068

Alternative Name

Globalstar M068

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

GLOB

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 32266U 07048D   26185.11452032 -.00000075  00000-0  16263-3 0  9992

2 32266  51.9859 217.9866 0001017 244.9790 148.7318 12.62849389865813

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M068 is a communication satellite identified by NORAD as CAT_ID 32266 and OBJECT_ID 2007-048D. Manufactured by LOR, the spacecraft was launched on October 20, 2007, from the Tycyclon launch site (LC31) using a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 12 meters, designed as a LS-400 configuration. The satellite's dry mass is 380 kg, and its total launch mass was 450 kg. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply, it serves communication purposes under the ownership of GLOB (Globalstar). Its mission is to facilitate communication services through the payload named Globalstar FM68, which includes an LS-400 AOCS motor for orientation control. The satellite has a designed lifetime of 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

1.9181

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar FM68

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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