flown missionSuccess

Delta 7420-10C | Globalstar 26,28,43,48

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJul 25, 1999, 07:46 UTC

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

mission

Name: Globalstar 26,28,43,48
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jul 25, 1999, 07:46 UTC
Window opens: Jul 25, 1999, 07:46 UTC
Window closes: Jul 25, 1999, 07:46 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7420-10C
Family: Delta
Variant: 7420-10C
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4472, -80.5650