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LYNK TOWER 3

NORAD 55046· COSPAR 2023-001AP· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 3, 2023 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 09:53 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Jan 3, 2023
Mass
Apogee
462 km
Perigee
451 km
Inclination
97.31°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LYNK TOWER 3 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.8 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
451 × 462 km
456462451Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

25 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2023-001 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 6 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 1 more from this launch.

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