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
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: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 25311.63148384 .00017356 00000-0 59176-3 0 9998
2 55046 97.3544 8.4674 0008959 180.7734 179.3494 15.30386267157959Epoch: 2025-11-07T15:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T15:09:20.203Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
94.06056°
Altitude
483.905 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 33m 52s
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
19:27:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
477.745 km
Perigee altitude
465.472 km
Semi-major axis
6,849.746 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
97.3544°
RAAN
8.4674°
Arg. of periapsis
180.7734°
True anomaly
179.35056°
Mean anomaly
179.3494°
Eccentric anomaly
179.34998°
Mean motion
3.82853 °/min
Orbital period
94.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00059176
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 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 3 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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| 6 mins | 2025-11-08 03:49:45.222Z | 159.3° S | 2025-11-08 03:52:45.222Z | 123.942° SE | 40.917° | 2025-11-08 03:55:45.222Z | 355.478° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-08 16:50:45.222Z | 9.689° NNE | 2025-11-08 16:52:45.222Z | 201.709° SSW | 42.252° | 2025-11-08 16:54:45.222Z | 194.688° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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