Globalstar 66,67,68,70

Launched four first-generation Globalstar mobile communications satellites, including FM66, into a 920 km circular low Earth orbit from Baikonur, completing Globalstar's original 40-satellite constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.8 T

Flight

7th

of 10 Soyuz-FG Fregat flights

Date and time

20 October 2007, 20:12 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Communications

International designator

2007-048

Launches in 2007

51st of 68

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