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Starsem SASoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 x Globalstar-2
Launched
February 6, 2013
Summary
6 x Globalstar-2 launched on a Starsem SA Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 6, 2013. It was Starsem SA's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,274th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M078, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 920 × 935 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M · Starsem SA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight · 1st this yearStarsem SA's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,274th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M078 · NORAD 39072 · 2013-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-005A
- Epoch
- 2013-02-06 17:28:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.92322681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010059
- Inclination
- 52.0004°
- Ascending node
- 27.375°
- Arg. of perigee
- 194.4722°
- Mean anomaly
- 165.8228°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 6 payloads; 6 still in orbit
- Globalstar M078 · NORAD 39072 · in orbit
- Globalstar M093 · NORAD 39073 · in orbit
- Globalstar M094 · NORAD 39074 · in orbit
- Globalstar M095 · NORAD 39075 · in orbit
- Globalstar M096 · NORAD 39076 · in orbit
- Globalstar M097 · NORAD 39077 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Globalstar second-generation constellation consists of 24 Low Earth Orbiting satellites for satellite phone and data communications.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
355th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,401st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
106 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did 6 x Globalstar-2 launch?
6 x Globalstar-2 launched on February 6, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 6 x Globalstar-2?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-2.1а с КА Глобалстар-2/Globalstar-2. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 6 x Globalstar-2?
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M, flown by Starsem SA. Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did 6 x Globalstar-2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did 6 x Globalstar-2 reach?
Globalstar M078, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 920 × 935 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did 6 x Globalstar-2 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).