LYNK TOWER 1, 52162
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LYNK TOWER 1, 52162 is a payload satellite owned by Lynk (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Apr 2022 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
Lynk
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LYNK SHANNON, Unknown motor
Mass
~80 kg wet, ~80 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 1
1 52162U 22033F 25286.96728387 .00062177 00000-0 60202-3 0 9995
2 52162 97.2859 19.1541 0001988 336.7459 23.3711 15.66211012198057Epoch: 2025-10-13T23:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T23:12:53.326Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
8.16944°
Altitude
371.683 km
Speed
7.687 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 16m 36s
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
04:57:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
367.998 km
Perigee altitude
365.317 km
Semi-major axis
6,744.794 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.2859°
RAAN
19.1541°
Arg. of periapsis
336.7459°
True anomaly
23.38014°
Mean anomaly
23.3711°
Eccentric anomaly
23.37562°
Mean motion
3.91823 °/min
Orbital period
91.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00060202
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2022 (2022-04-01 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.LYNK TOWER 1 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-15 06:01:38.215Z | 137.296° SSE | 2025-10-15 06:03:38.215Z | 55.833° ENE | 32.429° | 2025-10-15 06:05:38.215Z | 5.898° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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