Russia's upgraded Soyuz-2.1a space carrier placed six U.S. Globalstar-2 communications satellites into orbit on Tuesday. Globalstar is a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based telecommunications system founded by U.S.-based Loral Corporation and Qualcomm Inc. It provides high-quality satellite voice and data services across North America, and to over 120 countries worldwide.
Commercial launches of Soyuz carrier rockets are managed by Starsem, a European-Russian joint venture, which comprises EADS SPACE, Arianespace, the Russian Federal Space Agency, and the Samara-based Progress design and production center.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Russians Launch Globalstar-2
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