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Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 23,36,38,40

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

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 85th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,293rd orbital launch attempt

February 9, 1999Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 9, 03:53Feb 9, 03:53 UTC

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Globalstar 23,36,38,40

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)

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Pad — 1/5

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

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