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GLOBALSTAR M096
Mobile Satellite Communications · Globalstar
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One of Globalstar's second-generation satellites, part of a constellation that transmits data using simple analog relay technology rather than complex digital processing — a deliberately low-tech design choice that has kept the fleet operating reliably for over a decade beyond its planned replacement date.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 883 mi (1,421 km)
- Inclination
- 52.0°
- One orbit
- 114.1 minutes12.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39075
- Int’l designator
- 2013-005D
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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