[[Home|🏠]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> [[Partners]] <span style="color: LightSlateGray">></span> Globalstar **Website:** https://www.globalstar.com/en-us ## Summary Globalstar operates a **Low Earth Orbit (LEO)** satellite constellation delivering **mobile satellite voice and data services**. The company supports **IoT connectivity, personal communication, asset tracking, and emergency response** for industries such as agriculture, energy, transportation, and government. Globalstar's network provides coverage in remote and underserved areas globally, enabling reliable two-way communication and real-time data transmission. ## Missions - [[Globalstar (MDA) Satellite Buses]] ## Space Systems ### Globalstar M104 - 120 (Globalstar-3) Bus #### Summary The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees. In early 2022, [[Globalstar]] contracted with [[MDA]] for the construction of 17 new satellites to replenish the existing constellation. MDA selected Rocket lab as a subcontractor to produce the satellite busses based on the [[Lightning]] spacecraft for a $143 million contract. [Source](https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-selected-by-mda-to-design-and-build-spacecraft-for-globalstar/) ![[Pasted image 20250112140125.jpg]] #### Specifications | Specification | Value | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | Mass | 500 kg | | Price per bus | ~$8.41 million | | Lifetime | 15 years | | Orbit | 1410 km \| 52° | | Frequency | C-band, 16 cells L-band, 16 cells S-band | | Comms | [[Frontier Radio#Frontier-C]] | | Data Transfer | Up to 9600 bps | | Propulsion | [[Curie]] | ## 📰 News %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ``` table published as "Published" from "News" where contains(customer, [[Globalstar]]) sort published desc ``` %% | File | Published | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | | [[News/Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Deliver Satellite Operations Control Center for Globalstar Constellation.md\|Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Deliver Satellite Operations Control Center for Globalstar Constellation]] | November 09, 2022 | | [[News/Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Design and Build Spacecraft for Globalstar.md\|Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Design and Build Spacecraft for Globalstar]] | February 24, 2022 | %%DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%