The resolution also allows Globalstar and Arianespace to complete the fourth launch campaign under their current launch services agreement.

   Globalstar expects Thales Alenia Space to complete pre-shipment reviews of its final six constellation spacecraft purchased under the terms of the 2009 contract in the upcoming weeks. The fourth Globalstar launch is now roughly slated for early 2013 due to available launch windows and the upcoming end-of-year holiday season. Globalstar said it would provide additional information regarding the specific launch date in the near future once its plans are confirmed with the launch participants.

   “We are only months away from completing the fourth launch of our second-generation satellites to re-establish Globalstar’s preeminent position within the Mobile Satellite Industry,” Globalstar Chairman and CEO Jay Monroe said in a statement. “With our landline quality voice service, industry leading handset data speeds, high quality innovative M2M data solutions and low cost pricing plans, we are ready to mix it up in the MSS marketplace.”