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Starsem SASoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 x Globalstar-2
Launched
October 19, 2010
Summary
6 x Globalstar-2 launched on a Starsem SA Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 19, 2010. It was Starsem SA's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,088th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M079, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 920 × 932 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 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
- 1st Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flightStarsem SA's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,088th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M079 · NORAD 37188 · 2010-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-054A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-19 18:36:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.92883726 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008463
- Inclination
- 52.0068°
- Ascending node
- 295.1575°
- Arg. of perigee
- 242.7357°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.6559°
- 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
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Globalstar M079 · NORAD 37188 · in orbit
- Globalstar M074 · NORAD 37189 · in orbit
- Globalstar M076 · NORAD 37190 · in orbit
- Globalstar M077 · NORAD 37191 · in orbit
- Globalstar M075 · NORAD 37192 · in orbit
- Globalstar M073 · NORAD 37193 · in orbit
Fregat No. 1023 · deorbited October 19, 2010
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
348th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,350th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 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 October 19, 2010. 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 шесть КА Глобалстар-2 (Globalstar). 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 M079, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 920 × 932 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).