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LYNK TOWER 6, 59123

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LYNK TOWER 6, 59123 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

59123, 2024-043AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 LYNK TOWER 6
1 59123U 24043AB  25228.59752684  .00004427  00000-0  17559-3 0  9995
2 59123  97.5209 356.8368 0010098 236.0994 123.9284 15.25863978 80500

Epoch: 2025-08-16T14:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-16T14:20:26.318Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

176.49668°

Altitude

495.163 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 47m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.96518°

Longitude

-3.46477°

Altitude

487.599 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 29m 07s

Apparent Declination

-25° 54' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:55:44

Azimuth

76.589° E

Elevation

-56.495°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.086 km

Perigee altitude

478.225 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.292 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

97.5209°

RAAN

356.8368°

Arg. of periapsis

236.0994°

True anomaly

124.02434°

Mean anomaly

123.9284°

Eccentric anomaly

123.97638°

Mean motion

3.8172 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00017559

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LYNK TOWER 6 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.
5 mins	2025-08-17 20:49:31.815Z	49.158° ENE	2025-08-17 20:51:31.815Z	92.542° ESE	22.666°	2025-08-17 20:54:31.815Z	151.915° SSE
6 mins	2025-08-18 08:57:31.815Z	187.01° SSW	2025-08-18 09:00:31.815Z	261.782° W	36.816°	2025-08-18 09:03:31.815Z	333.964° NNW