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GLOBALSTAR M089
Mobile Satellite Communications · Globalstar
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One of Globalstar's 24 second-generation satellites, launched to restore a constellation that came close to commercial collapse in the mid-2000s. Its subsequent selection as the exclusive satellite partner for Apple's iPhone Emergency SOS feature in 2022 transformed Globalstar from a struggling niche satellite phone operator into critical global safety infrastructure.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 883 mi (1,421–1,422 km)
- Inclination
- 52.0°
- One orbit
- 114.1 minutes12.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37744
- Int’l designator
- 2011-033F
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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