Lemur-1 (FM1, Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver)

Lemur-1
Spacecraft name Lemur-1 (FM1, Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Operational
Launched 2014-06-19
NORAD ID 40044
Deployer P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Dnepr
Deployment Deployed from UniSat-6 on 2014-06-22
Organization Spire
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation (HQ) US
Nation (AIT) UK
Launch brokerer GAUSS
Oneliner

Technology demonstration of two Earth-observation payloads.

Description

Technology demonstration of several science payloads hosted by a 3U CubeSat. In addition to technology demonstration, LEMUR-1 carries two Earth-observation payloads. Its primary Earth-observation payload is an electro-optical imaging system, operating in the visible band with a ground resolution of approximately 5m. Its secondary payload is a low-resolution IR imaging system, with an approximate ground resolution of 1km.

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Last modified: 2023-06-08

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