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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LYNK TOWER 3 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 7 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) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box, 1 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 25047.73427219 .00011075 00000-0 45350-3 0 9993
2 55046 97.3912 107.6503 0011255 50.9463 309.2775 15.24414698117675
Epoch: 2025-02-16T17:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T17:37:21.117Z)
Latitude | 0.00006° |
Longitude | 56.34922° |
Altitude | 490.749 km |
Speed | 7.622 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 10m 36s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 67.78561° |
Longitude | -104.95716° |
Altitude | 500.533 km |
Speed | 7.623 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 16h 53m 34s |
Apparent Declination | 20° 44' 37" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 03:13:01 |
Azimuth | 334.009° NNW |
Elevation | -24.964° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 497.232 km |
Perigee altitude | 481.773 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,867.64 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0011255 |
Inclination | 97.3912° |
RAAN | 107.6503° |
Arg. of periapsis | 50.9463° |
True anomaly | 309.17757° |
Mean anomaly | 309.2775° |
Eccentric anomaly | 309.22755° |
Mean motion | 3.81357 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0004535 |
Orbital period | 94.4 mins |
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LYNK TOWER 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2025-02-17 03:13:31.549Z | 115.898° SE | 2025-02-17 03:15:31.549Z | 72.958° E | 21.906° | 2025-02-17 03:17:31.549Z | 27.773° NE |
5 mins | 2025-02-17 16:15:31.549Z | 44.441° NE | 2025-02-17 16:17:31.549Z | 97.909° ESE | 28.795° | 2025-02-17 16:20:31.549Z | 161.637° S |
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