LEMUR-2-MIRIWARI (51054)

COSPAR: 2022-002BY | Alt Name: Lemur-2 Miriwari
DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 13, 2022

Launch Pad

LC40

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

51054

International Designator

2022-002BY

Decay Date

6/29/2024

Basic Satellite Info

Name

LEMUR-2-MIRIWARI

Alternative Name

Lemur-2 Miriwari

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

MYRI/SPIREL

Country

Australia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary
LEMUR-2-MIRIWARI (Lemur-2 Miriwari) is a 6U CubeSat satellite owned by MYRI/SPIREL and manufactured by SPIREG. Launched on January 13, 2022, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 via a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and diameter and spans 0.3 meters. The satellite weighs 10 kilograms at dry mass and launch mass. It is equipped with a thermal-infrared camera for Earth observation purposes and powered by solar cells and batteries. Its shape consists of a box with two panels.
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.2

Span

0.3

Dry Mass

10

Launch Mass

10

Shape

Box+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Lemur FM152

Purpose

Earth Observation

Mission

Earth Observation

Manufacturer

SPIREG

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 6U

Configuration

CubeSat (6U)

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

thermal-infrared camera

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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