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: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 25325.09857860 .00011821 00000-0 39808-3 0 9990
2 55046 97.3529 21.8081 0010001 136.0047 224.1992 15.30867677160017Epoch: 2025-11-21T02:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-21T02:21:57.191Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-74.02668°
Altitude
481.246 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 27m 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
21:26:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
477.02 km
Perigee altitude
463.322 km
Semi-major axis
6,848.308 km
Eccentricity
0.001
Inclination
97.3529°
RAAN
21.8081°
Arg. of periapsis
136.0047°
True anomaly
224.11938°
Mean anomaly
224.1992°
Eccentric anomaly
224.15928°
Mean motion
3.82973 °/min
Orbital period
94 mins
BSTAR
0.00039808
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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 | 2025-11-22 03:36:17.698Z | 139.349° SSE | 2025-11-22 03:38:17.698Z | 95.775° ESE | 32.306° | 2025-11-22 03:41:17.698Z | 7.646° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-22 16:35:17.698Z | 26.406° NE | 2025-11-22 16:37:17.698Z | 81.214° E | 39.229° | 2025-11-22 16:40:17.698Z | 177.299° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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