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LYNK TOWER 3
Commercial Direct-to-Cell Satellite · Lynk Global
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Lynk Tower 3, part of Lynk Global's direct-to-cell satellite network — competing directly with AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker approach to let ordinary unmodified smartphones send texts via satellite in areas with zero cellular coverage. Lynk has already run live commercial texting service tests with mobile carriers in several countries, an early proof that satellite-to-phone connectivity is moving from lab demonstration to genuine commercial product.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 279–287 mi (450–462 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 93.6 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55046
- Int’l designator
- 2023-001AP
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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