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LEMUR-2-PETER

NonoperationalPayloadLEONORAD 40935

LEMUR-2-PETER is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on September 28, 2015 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date
September 28, 2015 at 04:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
628 km
Periapsis
613 km
Inclination
6°
Orbital period
97.11 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)
2015-052F
NORAD catalog №
40935
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Radar cross-section
0.0558 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational