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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GA-EMS
Mission
Decayed Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor
Mass
~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.218 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 months ago
TLE from 5 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 16.27465533214331Epoch: 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:17:49
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)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.LINCS2 Visibility
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