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To: RMiethe who wrote (6272)	6/10/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: JP	Respond to of 10852

Looks like all is going well with the GSTRF launch this morning. The sats are up there but not separated yet. Looks good. Way to go Boeing!!

To: RMiethe who wrote (6272)	6/10/1999 11:10:00 AM
From: JP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Thursday, June 10, 1999 Update for 11:02 a.m. EDT T+plus 74 minutes. SEPARATION OF LOWER SPACECRAFT. The second pair of Globalstar satellites have been jettisoned from their dispenser mounted atop the Boeing Delta 2 rocket's second stage. Launch officials report all mission events have gone as expected this morning, allowing four additional Globalstar spacecraft to be placed into space. Globalstar now has 24 spacecraft in space, or half of the planned satellite constellation. Over the coming minutes, the satellites will deploy their solar arrays in order to generate power and recharge onboard batteries. After an initial period of activities such acquiring the sun and Earth, the spacecraft will undergo a series of tests and checkouts that will take several days to complete. Controllers will then boost the satellites from the current preliminary orbits to their positions in the Globalstar constellation.