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Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-SAM-AMELIA

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-SAM-AMELIA is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on June 23, 2017 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 23, 2017 at 03:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat-2E

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
162 km
Periapsis
148 km
Inclination
97.08°
Orbital period
87.59 min

Spacecraft

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

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-036S
NORAD catalog №
42781
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 1, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 1, 2024
Time in service
6.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed