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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Globalstar 31,56,57,59
Launched
October 18, 1999
Summary
Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U-PVB from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 18, 1999. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 93rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,349th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M057, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 902 × 958 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 52nd Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 8th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 93rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,349th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M057 · NORAD 25943 · 1999-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GLOBALSTAR M057
- Object ID
- 1999-058A
- Epoch
- 1999-10-18 18:16:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.91694141 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038734
- Inclination
- 51.9678°
- Ascending node
- 240.1749°
- Arg. of perigee
- 196.238°
- Mean anomaly
- 162.2773°
- 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
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 4 still in orbit
- Globalstar M057 · NORAD 25943 · in orbit
- Globalstar M059 · NORAD 25944 · in orbit
- Globalstar M056 · NORAD 25945 · in orbit
- Globalstar M031 · NORAD 25946 · in orbit
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 062 Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 2000
Ikar No. 5 · deorbited October 20, 1999
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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
359th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 1,137th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launch?
Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launched on October 18, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Globalstar 31,56,57,59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Globalstar 31,56,57,59?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Globalstar 31,56,57,59 reach?
Globalstar M057, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 902 × 958 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Globalstar 31,56,57,59 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).