Satellites

Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-MIA-GRACE

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-MIA-GRACE is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on February 15, 2017 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 15, 2017 at 03:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat-2D & 103 others

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
201 km
Periapsis
192 km
Inclination
97.16°
Orbital period
88.42 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Spire Global Inc.
Manufacturer
Spire Global
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4.6 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Meteorology, Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-008BC
NORAD catalog №
41998
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Radar cross-section
0.0843 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 15, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 15, 2023
Time in service
6.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed