LYNK TOWER 3, 55046
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LYNK TOWER 3, 55046 is a payload satellite owned by Lynk (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 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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55046 intel report (Beta)
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LYNK TOWER 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Lynk |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | LYNK SHANNON, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~80 kg wet, ~80 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 24303.62571105 .00019511 00000-0 86485-3 0 9996
2 55046 97.4108 359.1182 0012427 74.7929 285.4680 15.21579772100914Epoch: 2024-10-29T15:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T15:01:01.434Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 95.42737° |
| Altitude | 501.897 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 56m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -55.03921° |
| Longitude | -94.60915° |
| Altitude | 530.574 km |
| Speed | 7.592 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 42m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -49° 13' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:56 |
| Azimuth | 133.065° SE |
| Elevation | -74.66° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 506.584 km |
| Perigee | 489.494 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,876.176 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012427 |
| Inclination | 97.4108° |
| RAAN | 359.1182° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 74.7929° |
| True anomaly | 285.3307° |
| Mean anomaly | 285.468° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 285.39935° |
| Mean motion | 3.80647 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00086485 |
| Period | 94.58 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
LYNK TOWER 3 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-10-30 16:49:10.470Z | 9.042° NNE | 2024-10-30 16:53:10.470Z | 223.039° SW | 42.589° | 2024-10-30 16:56:10.470Z | 197.509° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-31 03:28:10.470Z | 125.527° SE | 2024-10-31 03:30:10.470Z | 64.865° ENE | 30.352° | 2024-10-31 03:33:10.470Z | 6.456° NNE |