CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0228
LEMUR 2 VU
LEMUR 2 VU (NORAD 43558) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 February 2023, after 4 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43558
International designator
2018-046E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
21 May 2018Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Feb 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 8 months1,722 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
Built by
Spire/Glasgow
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Programme
Spire
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 8 monthsLEMUR 2 VU’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Feb 2023
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-046
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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