ION SCV-008, 55051
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ION SCV-008, 55051 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 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
Orbit
Country
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
D-ORBIT
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ION-SC, PM200
Mass
220 kg wet, 150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.240 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago
TLE from 1 week ago
0 ION SCV-008
1 55051U 23001AU 26155.27577081 .00007817 00000-0 28431-3 0 9992
2 55051 97.5704 251.3799 0016097 61.6750 298.6110 15.28414581189367Epoch: 2026-06-04T06:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T06:37:06.597Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-100.61994°
Altitude
478.374 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 45m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:30:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
488.548 km
Perigee altitude
466.477 km
Semi-major axis
6,855.65 km
Eccentricity
0.00161
Inclination
97.5704°
RAAN
251.3799°
Arg. of periapsis
61.675°
True anomaly
298.44891°
Mean anomaly
298.611°
Eccentric anomaly
298.52997°
Mean motion
3.82358 °/min
Orbital period
94.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00028431
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ION SCV-008 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-11 06:52:34.099Z | 202.061° SSW | 2026-06-11 06:54:34.099Z | 264.172° W | 32.408° | 2026-06-11 06:57:34.099Z | 330.783° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-11 19:52:34.099Z | 337.005° NNW | 2026-06-11 19:54:34.099Z | 282.232° WNW | 27.207° | 2026-06-11 19:57:34.099Z | 224.823° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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