Globalstar system

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Globalstar system

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Another LEO system, Globalstar, consisted of 48 satellites that were launched about the same time as the Iridium constellation. Globalstar began offering service in October 1999, though it too went into bankruptcy, in February 2002; a reorganized Globalstar LP continued to provide service thereafter.
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Another LEO system, Globalstar, consisted of 48 satellites that were launched about the same time as the Iridium constellation. Globalstar began offering service in October 1999, though it too went into bankruptcy, in February 2002; a reorganized Globalstar LP continued to provide service thereafter.
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