Satellites

Lemur · Payload

LEMUR-2-NATE

DecayedPayloadLEO

LEMUR-2-NATE is a United States payload satellite, part of the Lemur constellation, launched on March 23, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 23, 2016 at 03:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
158 km
Periapsis
149 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
87.56 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)
2016-019E
NORAD catalog №
41598
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Lemur
Radar cross-section
0.0999 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 27, 2017

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 27, 2017
Time in service
341 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed