Six Globalstar satellites on track for liftoff Wednesday

The launch of a Soyuz rocket with six Globalstar mobile communications will go forward Wednesday despite the failure of a similar booster last week, according to Globalstar and Russian officials. The satellites will replenish Globalstar's fleet of communications satellites linking customers through voice and data messaging services. Liftoff of the Soyuz 2-1a rocket is scheduled for 1709 GMT (12:09 p.m. EST) Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch will be at 11:09 p.m. local time at Baikonur. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Dec 29)