Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT) announced that satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has begun production assembly, integration, and testing of the first Globalstar 2G flight model satellites. Globalstar, Thales Alenia Space, and Arianespace company officials presented the latest updates to members of the media and investment community at the Thales Alenia Space satellite manufacturing facility located in Cannes, France. The new satellites, scheduled for delivery starting in less than a year, will be used to provide Globalstar's nexgen of advanced mobile satellite voice and data services. In November of 2006, Globalstar signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the design, manufacture, and delivery of 48 2G satellites. In September of 2007, Globalstar signed a contract with launch provider Arianespace to launch the second-generation satellites beginning in the second half of next year. Globalstar will once again use the highly reliable human-rated Soyuz launch vehicle which has been used to successfully launch 32 Globalstar first-generation satellites.

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