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ION SCV-012, 60573

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ION SCV-012, 60573 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 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

60573, 2024-149DK

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)

2024-08-16 (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, Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 ION SCV-012
1 60573U 24149DK  26048.14550941  .00001699  00000-0  16198-3 0  9993
2 60573  97.6887 124.6642 0004619 114.5613 245.6089 14.94639616 81983

Epoch: 2026-02-17T03:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T03:29:32.013Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-74.84889°

Altitude

587.869 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 18m 39s

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

13:02:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

583.718 km

Perigee altitude

577.289 km

Semi-major axis

6,958.641 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

97.6887°

RAAN

124.6642°

Arg. of periapsis

114.5613°

True anomaly

245.56071°

Mean anomaly

245.6089°

Eccentric anomaly

245.5848°

Mean motion

3.73901 °/min

Orbital period

96.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00016198

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

FLOCK 4BE 1, 60518

FLOCK 4BE 8, 60515

FLOCK 4BE 30, 60499

CONNECTA IOT-2, 60522

CONNECTA IOT-3, 60475

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

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ION SCV-012 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.
5 mins	2026-02-17 16:55:56.091Z	51.455° ENE	2026-02-17 16:58:56.091Z	101.435° ESE	17.589°	2026-02-17 17:00:56.091Z	133.568° SE
5 mins	2026-02-17 18:31:56.091Z	336.858° NNW	2026-02-17 18:33:56.091Z	290.55° WNW	27.871°	2026-02-17 18:36:56.091Z	231.096° WSW
6 mins	2026-02-18 05:19:56.091Z	188.1° SSW	2026-02-18 05:22:56.091Z	281.064° WNW	38.314°	2026-02-18 05:25:56.091Z	335.652° NNW

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ION SCV-012, 60573

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T03:29:32.013Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

ION SCV-012 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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