Satellites

Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-TRUTNAHD

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-TRUTNAHD 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
168 km
Periapsis
166 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
87.83 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)
1998-067LE
NORAD catalog №
42069
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Radar cross-section
0.128 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 13, 2018

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 13, 2018
Time in service
20.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed