Artistic rendition of the Globalstar constellation
Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has announced that its third launch of six second-generation (2G) satellites is now planned for early December. Launch services provider Arianespace informed Globalstar of the updated schedule. Launches will occur only after Russian Space Agency officials have completed inspections of certain Soyuz launch vehicles and the Globalstar launch is not expected to occur until after at least one other Soyuz flight, which is expected to be a mission to the international space station. Globalstar will provide an update regarding the timing of the fourth launch of six satellites when information becomes available. Globalstar is currently deploying its 2G satellite constellation and Arianespace has been contracted to conduct launches of six satellites each. The first two launches were successfully conducted in October of 2010 and July of 2011.