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ION SCV-011, 56957

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ION SCV-011, 56957 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

56957, 2023-084AB

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)

2023-06-12 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ION SCV-011
1 56957U 23084AB  25242.16425704  .00008334  00000-0  34198-3 0  9999
2 56957  98.1212  38.6194 0007294 334.9148  25.1733 15.24503106121408

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:56:31.808Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

0.88437°

Altitude

490.817 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 34m 28s

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

08:49:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

494.279 km

Perigee altitude

484.261 km

Semi-major axis

6,867.407 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

98.1212°

RAAN

38.6194°

Arg. of periapsis

334.9148°

True anomaly

25.20888°

Mean anomaly

25.1733°

Eccentric anomaly

25.19109°

Mean motion

3.81377 °/min

Orbital period

94.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00034198

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)

FOSSASAT2E16 (FEROX), 56932 (Decayed)

BLACKJACK ACES-1, 56956

GHOST-3, 56958

PHOTON-04, 56959 (Decayed)

NUSAT-42 (M WONENBURGER), 56966

MUSAT1, 56967 (Decayed)

NUSAT-43 (R DIENG-KUNTZ), 56968

SPACEBEE-179, 56969 (Decayed)

ION SCV-011 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	2025-08-30 23:24:18.636Z	13.539° NNE	2025-08-30 23:27:18.636Z	56.113° ENE	44.953°	2025-08-30 23:30:18.636Z	192.907° SSW
5 mins	2025-08-31 10:01:18.636Z	125.358° SE	2025-08-31 10:03:18.636Z	71.779° E	29.206°	2025-08-31 10:06:18.636Z	7.971° NNE