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LINCS2, 48903

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LINCS2, 48903 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
48903, 2021-059AA
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
GA-EMS
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor
Mass
~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-06-30 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.218 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago
0 LINCS2
1 48903U 21059AA  25120.46958370  .03303168  26278-5  94144-3 0  9992
2 48903  97.6442 293.9402 0011078 257.3787 102.6266 16.27465533214331
Epoch: 2025-04-30T11:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-30T11:16:12.031Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-93.76437°
Altitude
204.188 km
Speed
7.783 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 35m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-1.28296°
Longitude
90.75113°
Altitude
129.047 km
Speed
7.832 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 16m 47s
Apparent Declination
-22° 47' 02"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:04:30
Azimuth
291.559° WNW
Elevation
-57.255°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
203.478 km
Perigee altitude
188.912 km
Semi-major axis
6,574.332 km
Eccentricity
0.0011078
Inclination
97.6442°
RAAN
293.9402°
Arg. of periapsis
257.3787°
True anomaly
102.75044°
Mean anomaly
102.6266°
Eccentric anomaly
102.68852°
Mean motion
4.07161 °/min
BSTAR
0.00094144
Orbital period
88.42 mins
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