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LEMUR-2-VICTOR-ANDREW

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 44087

LEMUR-2-VICTOR-ANDREW is a Spire Global Inc. payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on April 1, 2019 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
April 1, 2019 at 03:57 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV-QL →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
EMISAT & 28 others

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
207 km
Periapsis
190 km
Inclination
97.25°
Orbital period
88.46 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Spire Global Inc.
Manufacturer
Spire Global
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4.6 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Dimensions
0.3 × 0.1 × 0.1 m
Detailed purpose
Meteorology, Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-018K
NORAD catalog №
44087
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 13, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 13, 2023
Time in service
3.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed