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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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 ION SCV-004
1 50993U 22002K   26263.60180306  .00003028  00000-0  10277-3 0  9998
2 50993  97.2735 319.4650 0007661  26.9682 333.1956 15.31247434259899

Epoch: 2026-09-20T14:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T14:26:35.784Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

103.32227°

Altitude

470.514 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 17m 51s

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

21:46:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

474.28 km

Perigee altitude

463.789 km

Semi-major axis

6,847.172 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.2735°

RAAN

319.465°

Arg. of periapsis

26.9682°

True anomaly

333.15598°

Mean anomaly

333.1956°

Eccentric anomaly

333.17579°

Mean motion

3.83068 °/min

Orbital period

93.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00010277

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

DELFI-PQ, 51074 (Decayed)

OBJECT CT, 51073 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 1, 51017 (Decayed)

OBJECT BB, 51033 (Decayed)

KEPLER-17 (KARINA), 51059 (Decayed)

STORK-1, 51087 (Decayed)

FOSSASAT2E2, 50984 (Decayed)

TEVEL 4, 51063 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 2, 50996 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 12, 51015 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 6, 51043 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 9, 51047 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 36, 51039 (Decayed)

STORK-2, 51088 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4X 38, 51023 (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	2026-09-21 16:06:46.281Z	44.635° NE	2026-09-21 16:08:46.281Z	89.428° E	27.705°	2026-09-21 16:11:46.281Z	154.86° SSE
4 mins	2026-09-22 04:13:46.281Z	202.182° SSW	2026-09-22 04:15:46.281Z	286.398° WNW	43.032°	2026-09-22 04:17:46.281Z	330.104° NNW

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ION SCV-004, 50993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T14:26:35.784Z)

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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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