GLOBALSTAR M094 (39074)

COSPAR: 2013-005C | Alt Name: Globalstar M094

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 6, 2013

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-2-1A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39074

International Designator

2013-005C

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:51:10 GMT

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Inclination

52.00°

Right Ascension

99.12°

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Argument of Perigee

42.48°

Period

114.08 min

Mean Motion

12.62 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

GLOBALSTAR M094

Alternative Name

Globalstar M094

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

GLOBL

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 39074U 13005C   26185.16054028 -.00000083  00000-0  11442-3 0  9997

2 39074  51.9958  99.1202 0000815  42.4794 317.6135 12.62268513620616

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Summary

GLOBALSTAR M094 is a communication satellite identified by NORAD catalog ID 39074 and object ID 2013-005C. It was launched on February 6, 2013, from the TYMSC launch site using Soyuz-2-1A as the launch vehicle from LC31 pad. The satellite is owned by GLOBL and manufactured by THALR, based on the Prisma bus with a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000. It has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and a span of 12 meters. Weighing 715 kg at launch and 500 kg dry mass, it is equipped with two deployable solar arrays generating up to 2.4 kW (bol) and 1.7 kW (eol), along with batteries for power storage. The satellite carries a payload named Globalstar-2 FM21 and includes 16 C-to-S-band transponders and 16 L-to-C-band transponders for its communication mission, expected to last for 15 years. It features an LS-400 AOCS motor and has a shape described as Trap Cyl + 2 Pan with a RCS of 4.7808.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

500

Launch Mass

715

Shape

Trap Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

4.7808

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Globalstar-2 FM21

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

THALR

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

Prisma

Configuration

ELiTeBus-1000

Motor

LS-400 AOCS

Equipment

16 C-to-S-band transponders, 16 L-to-C-band transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, 2.4 kW (bol), 1.7 kW (eol), batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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