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 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, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 GEN1A-2
1 69005U 26100AB 26317.26383556 .00003789 00000-0 17330-3 0 9990
2 69005 97.3865 212.2704 0004089 195.4710 164.6402 15.21133423 29476Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T06:19:55.392Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
64.90412°
Altitude
508.227 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 09m 04s
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
21:09:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.196 km
Perigee altitude
496.572 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.521 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
97.3865°
RAAN
212.2704°
Arg. of periapsis
195.471°
True anomaly
164.65261°
Mean anomaly
164.6402°
Eccentric anomaly
164.6464°
Mean motion
3.80536 °/min
Orbital period
94.6 mins
BSTAR
0.0001733
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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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| 4 mins | 2026-11-14 05:01:17.356Z | 59.488° ENE | 2026-11-14 05:03:17.356Z | 93.159° ESE | 14.442° | 2026-11-14 05:05:17.356Z | 126.622° SE |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-14 06:35:17.356Z | 337.355° NNW | 2026-11-14 06:37:17.356Z | 282.855° WNW | 32.571° | 2026-11-14 06:40:17.356Z | 224.487° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-14 17:12:17.356Z | 166.142° S | 2026-11-14 17:14:17.356Z | 156.381° SSE | 80.19° | 2026-11-14 17:17:17.356Z | 348.642° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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