Construction of 2nd Generation Globalstar Constellation Begins

摘要

Flight-model construction of the second-generation constellation of Globalstar mobile communications satellites has begun at prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, with the first six satellites to be completed by June 2009 in time for a launch in September, according to Globalstar and Thales Alenia Space officials. The officials said that despite questions about Globalstar's cash balance in the coming months, the Milpitas, Calif.-based company has continued to deposit the scheduled payments into an escrow account from which Thales Alenia Space makes regular withdrawals under the contract's provisions.