PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

	September 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Globalstar System:
Space component	$	931,936		$	532,487
Ground component		49,040			49,109
Construction in progress:
Space component		294,093			650,920
Ground component		84,240			80,071
Prepaid long-lead items and other		18,135			18,028
Total Globalstar System		1,377,444			1,330,615
Internally developed and purchased software		14,140			14,052
Equipment		12,625			12,333
Land and buildings		4,021			4,152
Leasehold improvements		1,481			1,402
		1,409,711			1,362,554
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(183,397	)		(144,836	)
	$	1,226,314		$	1,217,718

Contract Price of Company's Capital Expenditure Contracts

	Contract
		Price
Thales second-generation satellites		$	622,690
Arianespace launch services			216,000
Launch insurance			39,903
Hughes next-generation ground component			104,597
Ericsson next-generation ground network			29,036
Total		$	1,012,226

Capitalized Interest

As of
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Total Interest Capitalized	$	209,533	$	176,361

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011		September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Current Period Interest Capitalized	$	8,234	$	14,221	$	33,172	$	39,823

Depreciation Expense

Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011			September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Depreciation Expense	$	17,964	$	12,078		$	47,542	$	33,550