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Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-THENICKMOLO

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-THENICKMOLO is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on February 1, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 1, 2018 at 02:07 AM UTC
Launch site
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
220 km
Periapsis
207 km
Inclination
97.54°
Orbital period
88.76 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)
2018-014F
NORAD catalog №
43185
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 27, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 27, 2025
Time in service
7.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed