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Designator id: 1999-058B

Description of GLOBALSTAR M059 Satellite:

Globalstars A, B, C and D were the latest to join the fleet of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that enable communications among stationary or mobile phones located far away from cellular networks. They were launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 13:32 UT. This brings the total to 44 of the planned fleet of 48 satellites. One more Soyuz launch in November 1999 completed the fleet, and a subsequent Delta 2 launch will provide four on-orbit spares.

Technical data:
Launch Date: 1999-10-18
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan

Funding Agencies:
Globalstar (International)

Disciplines:
Communications

Source: Nasa

Two Line Element Set (TLE):

1 25944U 99058B   12338.67094694 -.00000086  00000-0  10000-3 0  9615
2 25944 052.0054 038.5083 0001195 138.5390 221.5564 12.62263805605678

Last TLE update on :2012-12-04

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