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LEMUR-2-ANDIS

Commercial Weather / Maritime / Aviation Monitoring · Spire Global

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LEMUR-2-Andis, one of Spire Global's LEMUR-2 constellation satellites — compact 3U CubeSats carrying an AIS receiver tracking ship transponder signals across open ocean where no coastal station could ever pick them up. Spire's tradition of giving individual satellites human first-and-last names, rather than sequential numbers, makes its constellation of hundreds feel oddly personal for a fleet this size.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
279–286 mi (449–460 km)
Inclination
97.4°
One orbit
93.5 minutes15.4 orbits a day
NORAD ID
42838
Int’l designator
2017-042P
Launched
2017

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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