LINCS2, 48903
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LINCS2, 48903 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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LINCS2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GA-EMS |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 4 Pan, 1.4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.218 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 LINCS2
1 48903U 21059AA 25014.87762780 .00076197 00000-0 94647-3 0 9991
2 48903 97.6503 177.1104 0003843 14.9400 345.1969 15.59741006197689Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:03:47.041Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 106.58638° |
| Altitude | 389.028 km |
| Speed | 7.678 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 48m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -69.15201° |
| Longitude | 127.58962° |
| Altitude | 413.865 km |
| Speed | 7.661 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 17m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -64° 52' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:11:56 |
| Azimuth | 155.867° SSE |
| Elevation | -60.065° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 387.929 km |
| Perigee altitude | 382.731 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,763.467 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003843 |
| Inclination | 97.6503° |
| RAAN | 177.1104° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 14.94° |
| True anomaly | 345.18564° |
| Mean anomaly | 345.1969° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 345.19127° |
| Mean motion | 3.90202 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00094647 |
| Orbital period | 92.26 mins |
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LINCS2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2025-01-15 11:03:22.418Z | 196.556° SSW | 2025-01-15 11:05:22.418Z | 262.764° W | 32.339° | 2025-01-15 11:07:22.418Z | 325.291° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-15 23:48:22.418Z | 351.812° N | 2025-01-15 23:49:22.418Z | 322.638° NNW | 35.667° | 2025-01-15 23:52:22.418Z | 209.075° SW |
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