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ION

NORAD 50993 · COSPAR 2022-002K · ACTIVE
Orbit: #26412 @ 468 x 475 km x 97.2682 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 05:48 UTC · 11.3 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 26291.24235686 .00005095 00000-0 17010-3 0 09999
2 50993 97.2682 346.5691 0005345 275.9118 84.1514 15.31474318264121
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
97.2682°
Period
94.03 min
Perigee
468 km
Apogee
475 km
Eccentricity
0.0005345
RAAN
346.5691°
Arg of Perigee
275.9118°
Mean Motion
15.31474318 rev/d