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ION

NORAD 50993 · COSPAR 2022-002K · ACTIVE
Orbit: #26716 @ 466 x 476 km x 97.2658 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-07 02:30 UTC · 20.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
ION SCV-004
1 50993U 22002K 26311.10432046 .00005162 00000-0 17138-3 0 09992
2 50993 97.2658 6.0408 0006671 189.8930 170.2182 15.31636169267165
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 13th 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Planet Labs, Inc.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Planet Labs, Inc.
Launch mass
6 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.2658°
Period
94.02 min
Perigee
466 km
Apogee
476 km
Eccentricity
0.0006671
RAAN
6.0408°
Arg of Perigee
189.893°
Mean Motion
15.31636169 rev/d