RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
LYNK TOWER 1
LYNK TOWER 1 (NORAD 52162) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 March 2026, after 3 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52162
International designator
2022-033F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
1 Apr 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 11 months1,441 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
Mass
80 kg
Operator
Lynk
Built by
Lynk
Bus
Lynk Shannon
Programme
Lynk
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 11 monthsLYNK TOWER 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Mar 2026
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