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LINUSS1, 55246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LINUSS1, 55246 is a payload satellite owned by LMSS Denver (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 01 Nov 2022 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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

55246, 2022-144G

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

TYVAK/LMSSD

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

21.5 kg wet, 19.2 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-11-01 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON HEAVY

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.512 m²

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 LINUSS1
1 55246U 22144G   25209.38087840  .00000045  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 55246   4.5823  66.3435 0007335 308.9857 287.6670  0.99053938  8450

Epoch: 2025-07-28T09:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-28T09:08:27.893Z)

Latitude

-3.83868°

Longitude

-140.55779°

Altitude

36,122.059 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 11m 23s

True Declination

-3° 50' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.33684°

Longitude

-87.13149°

Altitude

36,101.897 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 23m 27s

Apparent Declination

-10° 29' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:01:49

Azimuth

237.773° WSW

Elevation

18.676°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,163.729 km

Perigee altitude

36,101.365 km

Semi-major axis

42,510.684 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

4.5823°

RAAN

66.3435°

Arg. of periapsis

308.9857°

True anomaly

287.58689°

Mean anomaly

287.667°

Eccentric anomaly

287.62695°

Mean motion

0.24763 °/min

Orbital period

1,453.81 mins

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Other satellites on launch #144 in the year 2022 (2022-11-01 UTC)

LDPE-2, 54219

USA 339, 54220

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 54221

FALCON HEAVY DEB, 54222

LINUSS1 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.
1440 mins	2025-07-31 13:24:36.103Z	237.76° WSW	2025-07-31 23:47:36.103Z	246.298° WSW	22.346°	2025-08-01 13:24:36.103Z	241.326° WSW

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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