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Globalstar, trading as GSAT, operates a LEO constellation providing mobile voice, data, and IoT connectivity, and powers Apple's satellite-based Emergency SOS feature on iPhones.
GSATACTIVEGlobalstar operates a LEO satellite constellation providing mobile voice, data, and IoT connectivity services worldwide. The company gained major consumer visibility through its strategic partnership with Apple to enable satellite-based Emergency SOS on iPhones. Globalstar also provides SPOT satellite messenger devices and commercial IoT solutions.
Globalstar maintains a constellation of LEO satellites in 1,414 km orbits, supported by a global network of ground gateways. The Apple partnership has transformed the company, providing a major revenue stream and funding for next-generation satellite procurement. Globalstar is building its next-gen constellation to expand capacity for Apple services and enterprise IoT.
Rank 19 of 156 ranked companies
6 of 7 inputs measured · High confidence · 100% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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No private round on record before Nov 2006. IPO, offerings, debt and unconverted notes are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest government contract
SPOT DEVICE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PLANS, ORWSC
Interior · $15K · Jan 16, 2026
Latest funding round
equity · $30M
Dec 28, 2012
Latest SEC filing
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 · EDGAR ↗
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Estimated: around Thu, Nov 5, 2026 (not announced by the company) · period ending September 2026
Estimated from the company's own SEC filings: it reported the same period a year earlier on Thu, Nov 6, 2025. The company has not announced this date.
Results filed Thu, Aug 6, 2026, before the market opened · period ending June 2026
Share move: not captured (no closing quote was recorded for that session)
Results filing (SEC) (opens in a new tab) · Press release (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly report (10-Q)
Quarterly report (10-Q) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Shareholder vote results
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly report (10-Q)
Quarterly report (10-Q) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Quarterly or annual results
8-K items: 2.02 Quarterly or annual results · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Press release (EX-99.1) (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Amendment: Active holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13D/A)
Amendment: Active holder of 5% or more (Schedule 13D/A) · · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Compiled Oct 10, 2026 from 8 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Space federal awards
20 awards, $461K obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Jul 14, 2016 to Jan 16, 2026; most from Agriculture (6 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Jan 16, 2026
Latest space award
$15K from Interior
SPOT DEVICE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PLANS, ORWSC
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Jan 16, 2026
SEC filings, last 12 months
101 filings
Including 4 periodic reports and 6 current reports
Source: SEC EDGAR company filings
Latest Sep 22, 2026
Latest sourced round
Equity round: $30.0M
Reported on Form D filed Jan 11, 2013; the date shown is the first sale
Source: SEC EDGAR
First sale Dec 28, 2012
Department of the Interior
4 space awards, $271K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jan 16, 2026
Department of Agriculture
6 space awards, $33K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Nov 29, 2023
Federal Communications Commission
2 space awards, $94K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jul 2, 2021
Department of Homeland Security
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 10). Globalstar: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/globalstar
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Globalstar: Company dossier." Data as of October 10, 2026. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/globalstar.
BibTeX
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title = {{Globalstar}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
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url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/globalstar},
urldate = {2026-10-10},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-10; each fact links its primary source}
}3 space awards, $10K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Oct 1, 2019