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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

55051, 2023-001AU

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)

2023-01-03 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 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-008
1 55051U 23001AU  26255.21092066  .00005098  00000-0  18042-3 0  9998
2 55051  97.5721 353.0434 0015854  68.0608 292.2315 15.29497511204635

Epoch: 2026-09-12T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T05:03:43.545Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-74.11122°

Altitude

476.314 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 32m 10s

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

11:11:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.138 km

Perigee altitude

463.41 km

Semi-major axis

6,852.411 km

Eccentricity

0.00159

Inclination

97.5721°

RAAN

353.0434°

Arg. of periapsis

68.0608°

True anomaly

292.06321°

Mean anomaly

292.2315°

Eccentric anomaly

292.14737°

Mean motion

3.82629 °/min

Orbital period

94.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00018042

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

FLOCK 4Y 29, 55030 (Decayed)

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

ORBITERSN1, 55059 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 10, 55029 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 35, 55057 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 12, 55065 (Decayed)

KSF3-B, 55019 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 15, 55068 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-165, 55094 (Decayed)

FUTURA-SM3, 55106 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 36, 55078 (Decayed)

NUSAT-32 (ALBANIA-1), 55064 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 26, 55070 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 FUENTETAJA-01, 55088 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-09-12 19:44:48.832Z	1.556° NNE	2026-09-12 19:47:48.832Z	290.184° WNW	54.885°	2026-09-12 19:50:48.832Z	208.951° SW
5 mins	2026-09-13 06:19:48.832Z	137.008° SSE	2026-09-13 06:21:48.832Z	73.045° E	44.487°	2026-09-13 06:24:48.832Z	2.699° NNE

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ION SCV-008, 55051

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: 2026-09-12T05:03:43.545Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

ION SCV-008 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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