GEN1A-2, 69005
AKA "GEN1A-2" on Space-Track | Orbit data source: Space-Track
GEN1A-2, 69005 is a payload satellite owned by Lynk (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 03 May 2026 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 Radar Imaging
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 + 1 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.776 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 GEN1A-2
1 69005U 26100AB 26201.98807263 .00002073 00000-0 98002-4 0 9998
2 69005 97.3995 99.1789 0003315 255.1691 104.9178 15.20498954 11951Epoch: 2026-07-20T23:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-20T23:42:49.475Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
164.70852°
Altitude
508.014 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 36m 42s
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
05:57:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
503.58 km
Perigee altitude
499.019 km
Semi-major axis
6,879.436 km
Eccentricity
0.00033
Inclination
97.3995°
RAAN
99.1789°
Arg. of periapsis
255.1691°
True anomaly
104.9545°
Mean anomaly
104.9178°
Eccentric anomaly
104.93615°
Mean motion
3.80377 °/min
Orbital period
94.64 mins
BSTAR
0.000098002
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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2026 (2026-05-03 UTC)
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-07-21 17:12:35.264Z | 165.645° S | 2026-07-21 17:15:35.264Z | 152.94° SSE | 44.132° | 2026-07-21 17:18:35.264Z | 349.171° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-07-22 06:17:35.264Z | 359.375° N | 2026-07-22 06:19:35.264Z | 316.396° NNW | 39.375° | 2026-07-22 06:22:35.264Z | 208.569° SW |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-22 16:55:35.264Z | 138.329° SSE | 2026-07-22 16:57:35.264Z | 73.331° E | 36.611° | 2026-07-22 16:59:35.264Z | 10.057° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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