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LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

48273, 2021-034F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Spire Global (US)

Manufacturer

Spire/Glasgow

Mission

Operational Commercial Com/MetRO

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4.6 kg wet, 4.6 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-04-29 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.054 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K
1 48273U 21034F   25143.12869454  .00017469  00000-0  79949-3 0  9996
2 48273  97.6051 213.1654 0002024 161.4627 198.6682 15.20579027221813

Epoch: 2025-05-23T03:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-23T03:05:19.208Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-74.15297°

Altitude

508.498 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 12m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.86772°

Longitude

-88.12281°

Altitude

514.85 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 14m 31s

Apparent Declination

14° 59' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:55:27

Azimuth

337.316° NNW

Elevation

-32.096°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.459 km

Perigee altitude

499.674 km

Semi-major axis

6,879.204 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

97.6051°

RAAN

213.1654°

Arg. of periapsis

161.4627°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

198.6682°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80396 °/min

Orbital period

94.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00079949

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)

PNEO3, 48268

LEMUR 2 AMANDA-SVANTE, 48269

AII-BRAVO, 48270

TYVAK-182A, 48271

NORSAT 3, 48272

LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-05-23 17:51:22.077Z	359.144° N	2025-05-23 17:54:22.077Z	301.846° NW	35.9°	2025-05-23 17:57:22.077Z	215.691° SW
5 mins	2025-05-24 04:30:22.077Z	148.175° SSE	2025-05-24 04:32:22.077Z	59.329° ENE	41.334°	2025-05-24 04:35:22.077Z	355.92° N

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