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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 26134.30878073 .00000001 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 55246 5.2985 64.4214 0011093 305.4007 2.3275 0.99054197 11327Epoch: 2026-05-14T07:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-14T07:24:38.655Z)
Latitude
-4.17025°
Longitude
29.04369°
Altitude
36,084.399 km
Speed
3.066 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 49m 02s
True Declination
-4° 09' 58"
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
07:23:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,179.627 km
Perigee altitude
36,085.313 km
Semi-major axis
42,510.607 km
Eccentricity
0.00111
Inclination
5.2985°
RAAN
64.4214°
Arg. of periapsis
305.4007°
True anomaly
2.33267°
Mean anomaly
2.3275°
Eccentric anomaly
2.33008°
Mean motion
0.24763 °/min
Orbital period
1,453.8 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #144 in the year 2022 (2022-11-01 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.LINUSS1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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