Padside

Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 19,42,44,45

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz-U-PVB · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 89th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,308th orbital launch attempt

April 15, 1999Add to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Apr 15, 00:46Apr 15, 00:46 UTC

Flight preview

Globalstar 19,42,44,45

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.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

Watch

No webcast announced yet.

Pad — 1/5

487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Map of 1/5Open in maps