Lemur · Payload
LEMUR-2-CAEL
OperationalPayloadLEO
LEMUR-2-CAEL is a United States payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on January 31, 2024 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 31, 2024 at 06:34 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 450 km
- Periapsis
- 437 km
- Inclination
- 97.41°
- Orbital period
- 93.46 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Spire Global
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 25 kg
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Detailed purpose
- Weather, ship & aircraft tracking
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-022E
- NORAD catalog №
- 58903
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Lemur
- Status
- Operational
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