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Starsem SASoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 x Globalstar-2
Launched
December 28, 2011 · 17:09 UTC
Summary
6 x Globalstar-2 launched on a Starsem SA Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 2011 at 17:09 UTC. It was Starsem SA's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,190th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M084, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 927 × 933 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Союз-2.1a с 6-ю КА Globalstar-2Роскосмос ТВ
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M · Starsem SA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight · 3rd this yearStarsem SA's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,190th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M084 · NORAD 38040 · 2011-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-080A
- Epoch
- 2011-12-28 20:16:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.91653983 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003978
- Inclination
- 52.0137°
- Ascending node
- 3.138°
- Arg. of perigee
- 228.2821°
- Mean anomaly
- 130.8222°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 M084 · NORAD 38040 · in orbit
- Globalstar M080 · NORAD 38041 · in orbit
- Globalstar M082 · NORAD 38042 · in orbit
- Globalstar M092 · NORAD 38043 · in orbit
- Globalstar M090 · NORAD 38044 · in orbit
- Globalstar M086 · NORAD 38045 · 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
350th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,379th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 28, 11:09 PM GMT+6, at night
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
168 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 December 28, 2011 at 17:09 UTC.
Where can I watch 6 x Globalstar-2?
Coverage: Пуск РН Союз-2.1a с 6-ю КА 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. Liftoff was Dec 28, 11:09 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 6 x Globalstar-2 reach?
Globalstar M084, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 927 × 933 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).