United States Air ForceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15
Launched
April 24, 1998
Summary
Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 24, 1998. It was United States Air Force's 992nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,231st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta II 7420-10C flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M014, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 1,247 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
- 2nd Delta II 7420-10C flightUnited States Air Force's 992nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,231st orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M014 · NORAD 25306 · 1998-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GLOBALSTAR M014
- Object ID
- 1998-023A
- Epoch
- 1998-04-24 22:34:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.52610767 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0737135
- Inclination
- 51.967°
- Ascending node
- 89.24°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.4111°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.3103°
- 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 M014 · NORAD 25306 · in orbit
- Globalstar M006 · NORAD 25307 · in orbit
- Globalstar M015 · NORAD 25308 · in orbit
- Globalstar M008 · NORAD 25309 · in orbit
Delta 256 · re-entered September 17, 2000
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 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 546th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 launch?
Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 launched on April 24, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 reach?
Globalstar M014, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 1,247 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).