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LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046 is a payload satellite owned by Lynk (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 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
55046, 2023-001AP
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Lynk
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LYNK SHANNON, Unknown motor
Mass
~80 kg wet, ~80 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2023-01-03 (3 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP  25245.87585923  .00019672  00000-0  71068-3 0  9991
2 55046  97.3665 303.3938 0010782  69.7453 290.4945 15.28454330147908
Epoch: 2025-09-02T21:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T21:01:14.237Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
5.82367°
Altitude
480.953 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 13m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:51:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
484.777 km
Perigee altitude
469.994 km
Semi-major axis
6,855.522 km
Eccentricity
0.00108
Inclination
97.3665°
RAAN
303.3938°
Arg. of periapsis
69.7453°
True anomaly
290.37871°
Mean anomaly
290.4945°
Eccentric anomaly
290.43661°
Mean motion
3.82369 °/min
Orbital period
94.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00071068
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