United States Air ForceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Globalstar 24,27,53,54
Launched
August 17, 1999
Summary
Globalstar 24,27,53,54 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 17, 1999. It was United States Air Force's 1,017th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 4,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M024, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,364 × 1,385 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7420-10C · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Delta II 7420-10C flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,017th launch14th this yearhumanity's 4,334th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M024 · NORAD 25883 · 1999-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GLOBALSTAR M024
- Object ID
- 1999-043A
- Epoch
- 1999-08-17 06:15:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.73511013 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013651
- Inclination
- 51.9957°
- Ascending node
- 291.3215°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.5466°
- Mean anomaly
- 79.3844°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Globalstar M024 · NORAD 25883 · in orbit
- Globalstar M027 · NORAD 25884 · in orbit
- Globalstar M054 · NORAD 25885 · in orbit
- Globalstar M053 · NORAD 25886 · in orbit
Delta 274 · re-entered September 21, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
113th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 5th this year · 569th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Globalstar 24,27,53,54 launch?
Globalstar 24,27,53,54 launched on August 17, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Globalstar 24,27,53,54?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Globalstar 24,27,53,54?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did Globalstar 24,27,53,54 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Globalstar 24,27,53,54 reach?
Globalstar M024, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,364 × 1,385 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Globalstar 24,27,53,54 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).