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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 26142.41903470 .00008547 00000-0 24838-3 0 9991
2 55046 97.3208 202.8057 0007533 198.1758 161.9218 15.35683831187953Epoch: 2026-05-22T10:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-22T10:03:24.598Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
171.90305°
Altitude
466.902 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 31m 13s
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
08:30:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
460.979 km
Perigee altitude
450.683 km
Semi-major axis
6,833.968 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.3208°
RAAN
202.8057°
Arg. of periapsis
198.1758°
True anomaly
161.94856°
Mean anomaly
161.9218°
Eccentric anomaly
161.93518°
Mean motion
3.84179 °/min
Orbital period
93.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00024838
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-05-23 03:23:48.333Z | 126.037° SE | 2026-05-23 03:26:48.333Z | 64.249° ENE | 22.202° | 2026-05-23 03:28:48.333Z | 22.16° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-23 16:21:48.333Z | 64.308° ENE | 2026-05-23 16:22:48.333Z | 95.396° ESE | 25.7° | 2026-05-23 16:25:48.333Z | 158.809° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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