Launch SuccessfulRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz-U-PVB: Globalstar 29,34,39,61

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.

Monday, 22 November 1999

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Est. 1992

Launch VehicleSoyuz-U-PVB

Vehicle FamilySoyuz

Vehicle Record72 of 74 launches (97.3%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record333 successes / 11 failures (97%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad1/5

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#66

Agency Launches This Year#10

Launches From This Pad487

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

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

About 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.

Launch Site

1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.