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LEMUR-2-VU

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
May 21, 2018 at 08:44 AM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Antares 230 →
Operator
Orbital ATK
Mission
Cygnus CRS OA-9 (S.S. J.R. Thompson)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
185 km
Periapsis
181 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
88.16 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Spire Global Inc.
Manufacturer
Spire Global
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
10 kg
Detailed purpose
Meteorology, Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-046E
NORAD catalog №
43558
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 6, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 6, 2023
Time in service
4.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed