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LINUSS2, 55247

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LINUSS2, 55247 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

55247, 2022-144H

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 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, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.512 m²

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 LINUSS2
1 55247U 22144H   25127.55107288  .00000027  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 55247   4.3860  66.7429 0008648 308.9149 260.3750  0.99052671  7694

Epoch: 2025-05-07T13:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T13:13:32.696Z)

Latitude

-2.13867°

Longitude

-148.15073°

Altitude

36,137.99 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 23m 28s

True Declination

-2° 08' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-2.78575°

Longitude

-137.95657°

Altitude

36,131.362 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 41m 53s

Apparent Declination

-8° 47' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:32:23

Azimuth

241.306° WSW

Elevation

17.919°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,169.674 km

Perigee altitude

36,096.147 km

Semi-major axis

42,511.047 km

Eccentricity

0.0008648

Inclination

4.386°

RAAN

66.7429°

Arg. of periapsis

308.9149°

True anomaly

260.27731°

Mean anomaly

260.375°

Eccentric anomaly

260.32616°

Mean motion

0.24762 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1453.82 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

LINUSS2 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	2025-05-09 14:22:15.626Z	241.292° WSW	2025-05-10 05:24:15.626Z	248.942° W	20.1°	2025-05-10 14:22:15.626Z	244.958° WSW

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