The company of Globalstar announced on December 5 that it has returned its second-generation satellite back to commercial service, after it was impacted by the momentum wheel issue.
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| Artist's impression of Globalstar Satellite |
Globalstar Chairman and CEO Jay Monroe released a statement, saying, “After more than a year of development, Globalstar and Thales Alenia Space completed the software engineering, uploaded and tested the solution and then successfully returned the affected satellite to commercial service. The solution not only permitted this satellite to return to service, but also provides a fix for similar problems that may happen across our constellation.”
All of the 18 launched second-generation satellites of Globalstar are now providing commercial service. The second-generation satellite constellation of the company will finally be complete with the February 2013 fourth and final launch of Globalstar’s six satellites. The constellation plans on providing speedy mobile satellite handset data services and high mobile satellite voice quality at high reliability standards, both to commercial and government customers in over 120 countries worldwide.
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