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LEMUR-2-PETERG

NORAD 42841· COSPAR 2017-042S· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 14, 2017 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.
Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:43 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 14, 2017
Mass
Apogee
462 km
Perigee
455 km
Inclination
97.40°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LEMUR-2-PETERG across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-12.7 km
Rate
-0.12 km/day
Now
455 × 462 km
465474455May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

15 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-042 (Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK).

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