Satellite · NORAD 55046 · COSPAR 2023-001AP
LYNK TOWER 3
- Operator Lynk Global
- Constellation Lynk Global
- Country United States
Altitude now
479.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
97.31°
Period
93.6 min
93.6 min
Perigee
447km
Apogee
458km
orbit freshOrbit updated 14 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:23 UTC (5.8 h old)· Metadata updated 14 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 70.745° S
- Longitude
- 179.795° E
- Altitude
- 479.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.624 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:23 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Lynk Global via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Lynk Global
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Jan 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-001
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- STAR VIBE55009PayloadActive
- MENUT55010PayloadActive
- BRO-855011PayloadActive
- CONNECTA T1.255012PayloadActive
- LEMUR-2-PHILARI55013PayloadDecayed
- LEMUR-2-DISCLAIMER55014PayloadDecayed
- BIRKELAND55015PayloadActive
- TRANSPORTER-6 OBJECT H55016PayloadUnknown
- LEMUR-2-STEVEALBERS55017PayloadDecayed
- KSF3-C55018PayloadDecayed
- KSF3-B55019PayloadDecayed
- FLOCK 4Y-2455020PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 14 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 14 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 55046
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-001AP
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXGW0RPENG5Z1PZBTHZ
- Canonical slug
- lynk-tower-3-55046
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.