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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LYNK TOWER 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day 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 1 day ago
0 LYNK TOWER 3
1 55046U 23001AP 25035.13006458 .00009801 00000-0 40481-3 0 9996
2 55046 97.3938 95.2170 0011860 89.4874 270.7723 15.24150246115758Epoch: 2025-02-04T03:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T03:07:17.579Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -86.14603° |
| Altitude | 496.334 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 20m 52s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -56.03501° |
| Longitude | -73.88075° |
| Altitude | 521.427 km |
| Speed | 7.598 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 09m 43s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 53' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:51:12 |
| Azimuth | 208.875° SW |
| Elevation | -51.736° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 498.444 km |
| Perigee altitude | 482.152 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,868.435 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001186 |
| Inclination | 97.3938° |
| RAAN | 95.217° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 89.4874° |
| True anomaly | 270.6364° |
| Mean anomaly | 270.7723° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 270.70435° |
| Mean motion | 3.81291 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00040481 |
| Orbital period | 94.42 mins |
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 15:56:38.570Z | 55.127° ENE | 2025-02-05 15:58:38.570Z | 94.834° ESE | 18.395° | 2025-02-05 16:00:38.570Z | 134.423° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 17:30:38.570Z | 325.563° NNW | 2025-02-05 17:32:38.570Z | 277.605° WNW | 20.89° | 2025-02-05 17:34:38.570Z | 240.582° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-06 04:06:38.570Z | 184.448° SSW | 2025-02-06 04:08:38.570Z | 283.282° WNW | 41.578° | 2025-02-06 04:11:38.570Z | 341.037° N |
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