Communications
GLOBALSTAR M090
Mobile Satellite Communications · Globalstar
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Part of Globalstar's LEO mobile satellite constellation, relaying communications for maritime, industrial, and consumer smartphone emergency use. The constellation's simple bent-pipe satellite design — receive, amplify, retransmit, no onboard processing — has proven remarkably durable and cost-effective across 15+ years of continuous operation.
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
- 38044
- Int’l designator
- 2011-080E
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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