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LYNK TOWER 5, 59121

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LYNK TOWER 5, 59121 is a payload satellite owned by Lynk (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

59121, 2024-043Z

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Lynk Global, Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Lynk

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LYNK SHANNON, Unknown motor

Mass

~85 kg wet, ~85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-03-04 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 LYNK TOWER 5
1 59121U 24043Z   26286.34111979  .00006296  00000-0  20698-3 0  9991
2 59121  97.5813  66.3001 0010617 181.9255 178.1947 15.31863664145128

Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:11:12.749Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-78.4096°

Altitude

480.622 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 25m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:03:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.478 km

Perigee altitude

459.942 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.347 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

97.5813°

RAAN

66.3001°

Arg. of periapsis

181.9255°

True anomaly

178.19853°

Mean anomaly

178.1947°

Eccentric anomaly

178.19661°

Mean motion

3.83222 °/min

Orbital period

93.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00020698

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LYNK TOWER 5 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.
6 mins	2026-10-14 09:24:12.130Z	159.604° S	2026-10-14 09:27:12.130Z	22.361° NNE	64.258°	2026-10-14 09:30:12.130Z	351.779° N
5 mins	2026-10-14 22:23:12.130Z	10.513° NNE	2026-10-14 22:25:12.130Z	288.816° WNW	85.865°	2026-10-14 22:28:12.130Z	194.744° SSW

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LYNK TOWER 5, 59121

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:11:12.749Z)

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