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

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.

Sunday, 25 July 1999
Delta II 7420-10C

Mission Data

United States Air Force
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleDelta II 7420-10C
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record8 of 8 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 17A
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#43
Agency Launches This Year#13
Launches From This Pad145
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note

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

About Delta II 7420-10C

Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants ("Light" and "Heavy"). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.

Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 17A · 28.4472°N 80.5650°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.