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80-99208-1 Rev. D A-1
A GLOBALSTAR BACKGROUND
Globalstar is a voice and data telecommunications system
utilizing a constellation of 48 low-Earth-orbit (LEO)
satellites, providing nearly world-wide coverage (70
o
N to
70
o
S latitudes).
Globalstar Limited Partnership (GLP), the owner/operator of
the LEO constellation, is a strategic partnership composed of
many of the world’s leading telecommunications providers:
•Alenia Marconi
•China Telecom
• DACOM
• Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace
•Elsacom
• Globalstar USA, Canada, and Mexico (formerly known as
Vodaphone/Airtouch)
•Hyundai
• QUALCOMM Incorporated
• Space Systems/Loral
• TESAM (joint venture between France Telecom and
ALCATEL)
• Vodaphone
The Globalstar system consists of a space segment, and a
ground or earth segment.