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LINCS2, 48903 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LINCS2, 48903 was 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

Decayed

Country

Related business

Space Development Agency (US)

Manufacturer

GA-EMS

Mission

Decayed 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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.218 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months 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

TLE epoch observation values (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 epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:46:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

203.478 km

Perigee altitude

188.912 km

Semi-major axis

6,574.332 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

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

Orbital period

88.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00094144

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

SPACEBEENZ-8, 48891 (Decayed)

KSF1-A, 48930 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X12, 48914 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-108, 48895 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 JOHN-TREIRES, 48925 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3003, 48879 (Decayed)

NUSAT-20 (GRACE), 48921 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-90, 48947 (Decayed)

KSF1-B, 48926 (Decayed)

DEMO8(TENZING), 48951

LEMUR 2 AC-CUBED, 48927 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-94, 48937 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-102, 48886 (Decayed)

SPACEBEENZ-9, 48887 (Decayed)

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LINCS2, 48903 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-04-30T11:16:12.031Z)

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

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