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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
Last TLE update
20 hours ago
Origin
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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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP  25199.64108500  .00007083  00000-0  26519-3 0  9990
2 55046  97.3713 257.6763 0008661 218.9278 141.1338 15.27565534140847
Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:23:09.743Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
90.19609°
Altitude
490.824 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 10m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
12.0919°
Longitude
-87.41741°
Altitude
481.435 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 54m 22s
Apparent Declination
-18° 42' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:48:33
Azimuth
84.969° E
Elevation
-35.795°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.987 km
Perigee altitude
474.107 km
Semi-major axis
6,858.184 km
Eccentricity
0.00087
Inclination
97.3713°
RAAN
257.6763°
Arg. of periapsis
218.9278°
True anomaly
141.19603°
Mean anomaly
141.1338°
Eccentric anomaly
141.16492°
Mean motion
3.82146 °/min
Orbital period
94.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00026519
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