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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Lynk
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LYNK SHANNON, Unknown motor
Mass
~85 kg wet, ~85 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: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 5
1 59121U 24043Z 26129.94762253 .00004078 00000-0 14158-3 0 9990
2 59121 97.5578 266.7477 0011599 30.2372 329.9535 15.30312788121190Epoch: 2026-05-09T22:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T22:44:34.586Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
57.84586°
Altitude
471.098 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 46m 59s
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
22:12:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
479.782 km
Perigee altitude
463.892 km
Semi-major axis
6,849.974 km
Eccentricity
0.00116
Inclination
97.5578°
RAAN
266.7477°
Arg. of periapsis
30.2372°
True anomaly
329.88687°
Mean anomaly
329.9535°
Eccentric anomaly
329.92019°
Mean motion
3.82833 °/min
Orbital period
94.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00014158
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2024 (2024-03-04 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 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-05-10 21:16:49.231Z | 42.387° NE | 2026-05-10 21:19:49.231Z | 102.26° ESE | 21.291° | 2026-05-10 21:21:49.231Z | 143.268° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-11 09:24:49.231Z | 194.685° SSW | 2026-05-11 09:26:49.231Z | 288.981° WNW | 37.111° | 2026-05-11 09:28:49.231Z | 333.1° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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