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2018-0185

LEMUR 2 AUSTINTACIOUS

LEMUR 2 AUSTINTACIOUS (NORAD 42068) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 October 2018 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 year, 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
42068
International designator
1998-067LD
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Dec 2016Tanegashima
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 9 months664 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
Spire Global
Built by
Spire/Glasgow
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Spire

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.0°S, 100.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 9 months

LEMUR 2 AUSTINTACIOUS’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 4 Oct 2018

1 entry
2018-0186SOYUZ MS-08

From the same launch

2016-076
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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