| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Globalstar M059 (Globalstar 42) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Globalstar |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Intermediate |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 1413 |
| Apogee (km) | 1415 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00012846865364851 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 52 |
| Period (minutes) | 114.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 450 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 350 |
| Power (watts) | 1500 |
| Date of Launch | 18-10-1999 |
| Expected Lifetime | 10 yrs. |
| Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz U |
| COSPAR Number | 1999-058B |
| NORAD Number | 25944 |
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