Satellites

Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-THERESACONDOR

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-THERESACONDOR is a United States payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
133 km
Periapsis
128 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
87.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Manufacturer
Spire Global
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Weather, ship & aircraft tracking

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067JF
NORAD catalog №
41485
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Radar cross-section
0.1014 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 30, 2017

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 30, 2017
Time in service
18.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed