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LEMUR-2-DAVEWILSON

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 43126

LEMUR-2-DAVEWILSON is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on January 12, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
January 12, 2018 at 03:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat-2F (Cartosat-2S4)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
189 km
Periapsis
172 km
Inclination
97.33°
Orbital period
88.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Spire Global Inc.
Manufacturer
Spire Global
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Dimensions
0.3 × 0.1 × 0.1 m
Detailed purpose
Meteorology, Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-004R
NORAD catalog №
43126
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 5, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 5, 2023
Time in service
5.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed