United States Air ForceDelta II 7420-10CSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Globalstar 60,62,63,64
Launched
February 8, 2000
Summary
Globalstar 60,62,63,64 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7420-10C from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 8, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,020th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,375th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta II 7420-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Globalstar M063, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 921 × 939 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
- 7th Delta II 7420-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,020th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,375th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Globalstar M063 · NORAD 26081 · 2000-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- GLOBALSTAR M063
- Object ID
- 2000-008A
- Epoch
- 2000-02-08 22:56:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.9161814 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011931
- Inclination
- 52.0009°
- Ascending node
- 356.1818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.4597°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.8483°
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- Globalstar M063 · NORAD 26081 · in orbit
- Globalstar M062 · NORAD 26082 · in orbit
- Globalstar M060 · NORAD 26083 · in orbit
- Globalstar M064 · NORAD 26084 · in orbit
Delta 276 · re-entered May 15, 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 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
114th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 575th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Globalstar 60,62,63,64 launch?
Globalstar 60,62,63,64 launched on February 8, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Globalstar 60,62,63,64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Globalstar 60,62,63,64?
Delta II 7420-10C, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7420-10C spec sheet
Where did Globalstar 60,62,63,64 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Globalstar 60,62,63,64 reach?
Globalstar M063, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 921 × 939 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Globalstar 60,62,63,64 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).