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Globalstar 1998 - 2000

Spacecraft propulsion supplied by ArianeGroup

Globalstar 1998 - 2000
Globalstar Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Globalstar Telecom. Ltd.
Orbit MEO
Sat position 1236 km x 1410 km
Launch date See table next page
Launch mass 450 kg
Design life 7 yr
Launcher See table next page
Satellite / Bus LS 400 (Loral)
Manufacturer Alenia Spazio

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Propulsion responsibility:
bullet 5 x 1 N thruster (Hydrazine), CHT 1
bullet 1 x surface-tension tank, OST 31/0
bullet Fill & Drain valves

Fill and drain valves
Hydrazine propellant tank OST 31/0
1 N Hydrazine thruster CHT 1

 

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