Globalstar Successfully Launches 2nd-Gen Satellites

Globalstar reports that the first 6 of a planned 24 second-generation satellites were successfully launched on July 13, 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz launch vehicle. Launch services provider Arianespace confirmed that the upper stage accurately injected the six second-generation satellites into the targeted low earth orbit of approximately 920 km.

The new satellites are designed to last for 15 years, twice the lifespan of Globalstar's first generation satellites.

Once all four launches are complete and the second-generation satellite constellation is fully deployed, Globalstar expects to provide the world's finest quality mobile satellite voice and fastest mobile satellite handset data services to commercial and government customers in more than 120 countries. Read More...

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