On October 19, 2010 at 17:10 UTC the Russian "Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier with six advanced American "Globalstar” communication satellites was launched form Baykonur Cosmodrome to restore the company's diminished two-way voice and data services.
The "Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier was also equipped with the "Fregat” upper stage.
It was the ninth Globalstar launch on a Soyuz rocket since 1999.
It was the fifth launch of a "Soyuz-2.1a” rocket-carrier.
