Six new Globalstar satellites ride Soyuz rocket to orbit

Launching into a clear dark sky over the deserts of Kazakhstan, a Soyuz booster rocketed into space Wednesday with six satellites for Globalstar's mobile communications network. The satellites will help keep Globalstar's two-way voice and data service going through the 2020s for the company's subscribers in 120 countries. The mission completes Globalstar's second-generation satellite fleet, which began launching in 2010. Four Soyuz launches, including Wednesday's mission, sent 24 Globalstar satellites into orbit, supplementing and replacing the Louisiana-based company's first-generation satellites, most of which launched from 1998 to 2000. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 7)