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Delta 7420-10C | Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15

United States Air Force · Delta II 7420-10C · Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 992nd launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,231st orbital launch attempt

April 24, 1998Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Apr 24, 22:38Apr 24, 22:38 UTC

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Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15

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.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 17A

145 launches from this pad · 1,123 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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