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LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273 is a payload satellite owned by Spire (US) 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

Country

Related business

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 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.054 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K
1 48273U 21034F   25348.76889387  .00035313  00000-0  10492-2 0  9995
2 48273  97.5858  62.1100 0000535 203.9462 156.1756 15.34686895253171

Epoch: 2025-12-14T18:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T18:27:12.430Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

61.63114°

Altitude

465.29 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 08m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:23:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

459.171 km

Perigee altitude

458.439 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.942 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

97.5858°

RAAN

62.11°

Arg. of periapsis

203.9462°

True anomaly

156.17808°

Mean anomaly

156.1756°

Eccentric anomaly

156.17684°

Mean motion

3.83928 °/min

Orbital period

93.77 mins

BSTAR

0.0010492

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-15 18:30:12.588Z	328.251° NNW	2025-12-15 18:31:12.588Z	299.027° NW	26.937°	2025-12-15 18:34:12.588Z	227.346° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-16 05:01:12.588Z	158.609° S	2025-12-16 05:03:12.588Z	92.264° ESE	43.873°	2025-12-16 05:06:12.588Z	352.21° N

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LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T18:27:12.430Z)

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