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United States Air ForceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Globalstar 26,28,43,48

Launched

July 25, 1999

Launch Successful

Summary

Globalstar 26,28,43,48 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 25, 1999. It was United States Air Force's 1,016th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,332nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M048, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,354 × 1,390 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
5th Delta II 7420-10C flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,016th launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,332nd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

52.0°Inclination
1354 × 1390 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
113.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
315.7°Ascending node
9945 d agoElement epoch1999-07-25 09:27 UTC · stale

Globalstar M048 · NORAD 25872 · 1999-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
GLOBALSTAR M026
Object ID
1999-041A
Epoch
1999-07-25 09:27:08 UTC
Mean motion
12.74140231 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0023144
Inclination
52.0009°
Ascending node
315.6925°
Arg. of perigee
227.6125°
Mean anomaly
142.3275°
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

5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit

  • Globalstar M048 · NORAD 25872 · in orbit
  • Globalstar M026 · NORAD 25873 · in orbit
  • Globalstar M043 · NORAD 25874 · in orbit
  • Globalstar M028 · NORAD 25875 · in orbit

Delta 273 · in orbit

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.

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Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

123rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 568th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

30 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOpen in maps

Questions

When did Globalstar 26,28,43,48 launch?

Globalstar 26,28,43,48 launched on July 25, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Globalstar 26,28,43,48?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Globalstar 26,28,43,48?

Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet

Where did Globalstar 26,28,43,48 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did Globalstar 26,28,43,48 reach?

Globalstar M048, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,354 × 1,390 km orbit inclined 52.0°.

How many satellites did Globalstar 26,28,43,48 launch?

4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).