| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Globalstar M079 (Globalstar 79, Globalstar 2-1) |
| 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) | 1414 |
| Eccentricity | 6.42384531380484E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 52 |
| Period (minutes) | 114.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 700 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | 1700 |
| Date of Launch | 19-10-2010 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | Italy |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-Fregat |
| COSPAR Number | 2010-054A |
| NORAD Number | 37188 |
| Comments | First of second generation. |