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ION SCV-004, 50993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ION SCV-004, 50993 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

50993, 2022-002K

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

D-Orbit (IT)

Manufacturer

D-ORBIT

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

ION-SC, PM200

Mass

220 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-01-13 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ION SCV-004
1 50993U 22002K   26207.59028268  .00005410  00000-0  18416-3 0  9992
2 50993  97.2816 264.5120 0006642 199.3386 160.7604 15.30803991251324

Epoch: 2026-07-26T14:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T14:10:00.423Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

107.72422°

Altitude

480.819 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 38m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

11:58:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.907 km

Perigee altitude

465.81 km

Semi-major axis

6,848.495 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

97.2816°

RAAN

264.512°

Arg. of periapsis

199.3386°

True anomaly

160.78546°

Mean anomaly

160.7604°

Eccentric anomaly

160.77293°

Mean motion

3.82957 °/min

Orbital period

94.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00018416

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2022 (2022-01-13 UTC)

DODONA, 51084 (Decayed)

USA 321, 51077 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 38, 51023 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 37, 51009 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 34, 51042 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 3, 51006 (Decayed)

TEVEL 7, 51062 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 10, 51037 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 9, 51047 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 18, 51007 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 35, 51048 (Decayed)

SW1FT, 51089 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 1, 51017 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 39, 51029 (Decayed)

KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A), 51002 (Decayed)

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ION SCV-004 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-07-27 04:25:51.334Z	216.111° SW	2026-07-27 04:27:51.334Z	278.526° WNW	27.496°	2026-07-27 04:29:51.334Z	321.255° NNW
4 mins	2026-07-27 17:24:51.334Z	322.844° NNW	2026-07-27 17:25:51.334Z	297.995° NW	22.367°	2026-07-27 17:28:51.334Z	234.742° WSW

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ION SCV-004, 50993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T14:10:00.423Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2022 (2022-01-13 UTC)

ION SCV-004 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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