Starsem SASoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 x Globalstar-2
Launched
July 13, 2011 · 02:27 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 July 13, 2011 at 02:27 UTC. It was Starsem SA's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,140th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M083, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 926 × 936 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Пуск РН Союз-2-1А с 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
- 4th Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M flight · 2nd this yearStarsem SA's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,140th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M083 · NORAD 37739 · 2011-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-033A
- Epoch
- 2011-07-13 03:51:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.91422709 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006822
- Inclination
- 51.9803°
- Ascending node
- 336.7233°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.1958°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.6559°
- 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 M083 · NORAD 37739 · in orbit
- Globalstar M088 · NORAD 37740 · in orbit
- Globalstar M091 · NORAD 37741 · in orbit
- Globalstar M085 · NORAD 37742 · in orbit
- Globalstar M081 · NORAD 37743 · in orbit
- Globalstar M089 · NORAD 37744 · in orbit
Fregat No. 1024 · deorbited July 13, 2011
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
349th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,363rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 13, 8:27 AM GMT+6, in daylight
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
266 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did 6 x Globalstar-2 launch?
6 x Globalstar-2 launched on July 13, 2011 at 02:27 UTC.
Where can I watch 6 x Globalstar-2?
Coverage: Пуск РН Союз-2-1А с 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 Jul 13, 8:27 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 6 x Globalstar-2 reach?
Globalstar M083, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 926 × 936 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).
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