LINCS2, 48903
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LINCS2, 48903 is an American payload satellite in LEO 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 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 12 hours ago
0 LINCS2
1 48903U 21059AA 24279.40740711 .00092317 00000-0 20581-2 0 9999
2 48903 97.6521 69.2116 0004553 44.8013 315.3601 15.43230405181958Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:46:39.974Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -92.01912° |
| Altitude | 437.49 km |
| Speed | 7.651 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 36m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -78.91757° |
| Longitude | 45.49714° |
| Altitude | 466.668 km |
| Speed | 7.63 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 27m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -70° 28' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:47:53 |
| Azimuth | 186.487° SSW |
| Elevation | -58.999° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 436.63 km |
| Perigee | 430.427 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,811.665 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004553 |
| Inclination | 97.6521° |
| RAAN | 69.2116° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 44.8013° |
| True anomaly | 315.32343° |
| Mean anomaly | 315.3601° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 315.34176° |
| Mean motion | 3.86067 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0020581 |
| Period | 93.25 mins |
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LINCS2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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