Globalstar 2nd generation's specifications
Prime contractor
Alcatel Alenia Space
Platform
Mass at launch
700 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
trapezoidal main body
Solar array
2 solar arrays
Stabilization
3-axis
DC power
BOL: 2.4 kW
EOL: 1.7 kW
Design lifetime
15 years
920 km altitude.
Payload: 32 half-transponders: C- to S-band downlink, L- to C-band uplink.
The first 6satellites have a momentum wheel problem
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