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Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 23,36,38,40
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch Successful

Globalstar 23,36,38,40

Soyuz-U-PVB

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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Soyuz-U-PVB
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
1/5
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The vehicle

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Soyuz-U-PVB
Launch vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

Height
51 m
Diameter
3 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
74
First flight
1984-03-21

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Launch site & orbit

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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