FCC Authorizes Globalstar’s Third-Generation C-3 System for Operations in the United States
The FCC granted Globalstar nationwide authority to operate its third-generation C-3 MSS System, its previously announced next-generation LEO constellation. The authorization enables C-3 satellites to communicate with hundreds of millions of mobile earth terminals in the US, including direct-to-device smartphone connectivity, and permits ground stations in six US jurisdictions to link with the constellation. The C-3 System will comprise 48 LEO satellites plus 6 in-orbit spares at 1414 km altitude, supported by roughly 90 ground station antennas worldwide, with satellites manufactured by MDA Space.
Key figures
- C3 satellites
- 48
- In orbit spares
- 6
- Orbit altitude km
- 1414
- Us ground station locations
- ["Alaska","Hawaii","Nevada","Texas","Florida","Puerto Rico"]
- Ground station antennas worldwide
- approximately 90 six-meter antennas
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