Globalstar 1

 1998-008A

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The first four satellites were launched by a new Delta configuration, the 7420 with only 4 strapon boosters. A dispenser on the second stage carried two satellites in its lower deck and two on its upper deck.

The Delta depletion burn placed the second stage in an orbit very close to that planned, with a perigee of only 244 km.

Globalstar FM1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Feb 14	1434:00	Launch by Delta 7420
	1435	T+1:03 SRM 1-4 burnout
	1435	T+1:06 SRM 1-2 sep 21 km
	1435	T+1:07 SRM 3-4 sep 21 km	-6330 x 30 ?
	1438	T+4:24 MECO 109 km
	1438	T+4:32 Stage 1 sep
	1438	T+4:37 Stage 2 burn	-4500 x 150 ?
	1438	T+4:47 Fairing 126 km	-4450 x 150 ?
	1445	T+11:22 SECO 1	185 x 1241 x 52.0
	1535	T+1:01:14 Burn 2
	1535	T+1:01:38 SECO 2	1247 x 1247 x 52.0
	1542	T+1:08:20 U1,U2 sep
	1546	T+1:12:30 L1,L2 sep
1998 Feb 14	1610		110.54 1244 x 1259 x 52.0
	1621	T+1:47:30 Burn 3, evasive, 5s
	1621	SECO 3 (Delta orbit)	889 x 1253 x 51.3
	1629	T+1:55:00 Burn 4, depletion, 5s
	1629	SECO 4 (Delta orbit)	245 x 1237 x 52.7
1998 Feb 18	1555		110.52 1242 x 1259 x 52.0
1998 Feb 20	0105		110.56 1246 x 1258 x 52.0
1998 Mar 7	1644		110.54 1244 x 1258 x 52.0
1998 Apr 11			114.08 1387 x 1440 x 52.0
1998 Sep 9			114.08 1412 x 1414 x 52.0
2005 Apr 22		Orbit raise	114.34 1424 x 1426 x 52.0
2005 May 26		Orbit raise	114.97 1448 x 1459 x 52.0
2005 Jul 18			114.97 1452 x 1455 x 52.0
2005 Oct 12			114.97 1452 x 1455 x 52.0
2005 Oct 13		Orbit raise	115.22 1464 x 1467 x 52.0
2006 Apr 19			115.22 1464 x 1467 x 52.0
2006 Apr 21		Orbit raise	115.63 1483 x 1485 x 52.0
2006 Jun 20			115.63 1483 x 1485 x 52.0
2006 Jun 22		Orbit raise	116.05 1501 x 1504 x 52.0
2006 Sep 12			116.05 1502 x 1504 x 52.0
2006 Oct 12		Orbit raise	116.29 1513 x 1514 x 52.0
2007 Oct 26			116.29 1513 x 1515 x 52.