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Spare Satellite Launched by Globalstar

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Tom Patton
Jun 28, 2022
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A spare satellite was launched by Globalstar aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral June 19th. The FM-15 spare satellite is the 25th and final satellite of Globalstar’s second-generation constellation, which was manufactured and stored by Thales Alenia Space. The satellite is expected to remain as an in-orbit spare and will only be raised…

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