Lynk 4

US?

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	45604 / 20011D?? (20016)
Launch date	07 Mar 2020
Launch site	CC, SLC-40
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Mission	Communication
Launch platform	NG-13, LEO
Deployment date	13 May 2020 - 23:25 UTC
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	476 x 486 km
Inclination	51.6 °
Period	min

Launched together with: Dragon CRS-20 - Bartolomeo - iSIM - Quetzal 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Lynk
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

A cubesat payload for the comms provider Lynk was ejected from the Slingshot deployer on Cygnus on May 13, 2020.
Another payload (another Lynk, or perhaps WIDAR) remained attached to Cygnus and deployed a communications antenna. The payloads were launched aboard Dragon CRS-20(??) and installed on the Cygnus hatch by the ISS crew.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR778) - update: 17.06.20