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Globalstar 31,56,57,59

Name: Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launch
Start: 1999-10-18T13:32:00+00:00
End: 1999-10-18T13:32:00+00:00
Location: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)1/5

Monday, October 18, 1999 · 01:32 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.

PayloadGlobalstar 31,56,57,59

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Stages3

Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range

Latitude: 45.920°N
Longitude: 63.342°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

01:32 PM UTC - 01:32 PM UTC

Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

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Height46.3 m

LEO Payload7,020 kg

Launches349

Successes332

Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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