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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 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ION SCV-004
1 50993U 22002K   25345.12821817  .00008706  00000-0  31988-3 0  9994
2 50993  97.3124  41.3124 0006489 311.0201  49.0477 15.28130100216555

Epoch: 2025-12-11T03:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T03:04:38.049Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-84.93477°

Altitude

481.59 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 45m 14s

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

13:02:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.803 km

Perigee altitude

473.904 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.49 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

97.3124°

RAAN

41.3124°

Arg. of periapsis

311.0201°

True anomaly

49.10389°

Mean anomaly

49.0477°

Eccentric anomaly

49.07579°

Mean motion

3.82288 °/min

Orbital period

94.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00031988

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

FOSSASAT2E1, 50985 (Decayed)

OBJECT DD, 51083 (Decayed)

TEVEL 4, 51063 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 32, 51024 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 DJIRANG, 51058 (Decayed)

STORK-1, 51087 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 17, 51035 (Decayed)

HYPSO-1, 51053

USA 322, 51078 (Decayed)

DODONA, 51084 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 25, 51016 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 13, 51028 (Decayed)

OBJECT CW, 51076 (Decayed)

LABSAT, 51086 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ROHOVITHSA, 51036 (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.
5 mins	2025-12-11 16:13:00.174Z	36.993° NE	2025-12-11 16:16:00.174Z	102.362° ESE	26.245°	2025-12-11 16:18:00.174Z	149.423° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-12 04:22:00.174Z	205.646° SW	2025-12-12 04:24:00.174Z	279.424° WNW	32.78°	2025-12-12 04:27:00.174Z	333.559° NNW

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ION SCV-004, 50993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T03:04:38.049Z)

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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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