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    <periodOfReport>2009-12-31</periodOfReport>

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    <form4TransactionsReported>0</form4TransactionsReported>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001366868</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Globalstar, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GSAT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001379664</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Monroe James III</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>461 SOUTH MILPITAS BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MILPITAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>95035</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive Chairman</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001379580</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Thermo Funding CO LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1735 NINETEENTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80202</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001379581</rptOwnerCik>
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        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1735 NINETEENTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80202</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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                <value>8% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes</value>
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                <value>2009-12-15</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By James Monroe III Trust</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Warrants (right to buy)</value>
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                <value>0.87</value>
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                <value>2009-12-18</value>
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                <value>2009-12-18</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2014-06-19</value>
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                    <value>By James Monroe III Trust</value>
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                <value>2009-12-31</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2014-12-31</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>By Thermo Funding Company LLC</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The conversion price is based on a trailing 10-day weighted average market price and may decrease if the Issuer engages in certain equity issuances below the current base conversion rate.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents scheduled payment-in-kind interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The 8% Notes mature when the Issuer pays and discharges all of its obligations under its Facility Agreement and the lenders thereunder have no further obligations to make advances under the Facility Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Thermo Funding Company and its affiliates may not own more than 70% of the voting power of the Issuer.  The securities must be converted into Nonvoting Common Stock if the conversion would cause onwership to exceed the 70% limit.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Warrants issued pursuant to anti-dilution terms of warrants issued June 19, 2009.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By Bridget C. Hoffman, attorney-in fact for James Monroe III</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-02-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
