Lemur-2 14-17

Launch data: Designation  16062 (see table) Launch date  17 Oct 2016 Launch site  WI, LA-0A Launch vehicle  Antares-230 Mission  Met-RO, Weather Launch platform  Cygnus OA-5, LEO Deployment date  se table

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• Lemur-2 is the initial constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites built by Spire. These satellites carry two payloads for meteorology and ship traffic tracking.
• The Lemur-2 satellites carry two payloads: STRATOS GPS radio occultation payload and the SENSE AIS payload.
• The SENSE payload enables tracking ships worldwide by receiving their AIS signals. Spire satellites, which orbit close to Earth's atmosphere, listen for GPS satellite signals - which are impacted as they pass through Earth's atmosphere. Using a process called GPS radio occultation, Spire measures the change in GPS signal readings to calculate very precise profiles for temperature, pressure, and humidity here on Earth.
• The third batch of four satellites were launched on a NanoRacks NRCSD-E deployer on the Cygnus CRS-5 cargo craft to be deployed after the departure from the ISS.