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GLOBALSTAR M084
Mobile Satellite Communications · Globalstar
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Part of Globalstar's second-generation LEO constellation, relaying data for asset tracking, maritime communications, and Apple's iPhone Emergency SOS network. Apple has invested over $700 million total in Globalstar's infrastructure to support the feature, including a $252 million loan specifically to help fund constellation replenishment satellites.
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
- 38040
- Int’l designator
- 2011-080A
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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