9/9/98

Globalstar's plans to launch 12 satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan were dealt a huge blow on 9/9/98 when the rocket carrying these satellites blew up 4min after launch.

Globalstar hoped to blanket mobile telephone coverage of South Africa by mid-1999 through Vodacom's service provider agreement with the satellite-based telecoms system.

The launch event was live via a feed from the Globalstar website. Visit www.globalstar.com.

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Launch Schedule

Globalstar planned a low-risk launch strategy. It has launched its first eight satellites, and expects to have 44 satellites in orbit by the end of 1998 in order to initiate commercial service in early 1999.

(Note: All times are Pacific Time.)

Globalstar Mission Update Mission: Globalstar 3
Number of satellites: 12
Launch vehicle: Zenit II
Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Launch date: September 9, 1998
Launch window: 1:30pm-1:50pm PDT
Number of satellites in orbit: 8 of 56
Next Mission: 4Q 1998 Transmission Information Satellites: Telstar 5
Transponder: 13 for KU-band NTSC
Broadcast times1:15pm-2:15p.m. PDT
Test signal: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Broadcast commences: 1:15 p.m. PDT
Web Cast commences: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Goodnight: 2:15 p.m. PDT

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