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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 ION SCV-012
1 60573U 24149DK  26171.44885741  .00000397  00000-0  41472-4 0  9990
2 60573  97.6780 245.4008 0004707  77.6899 282.4849 14.94942727100408

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:46:21.280Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

175.1488°

Altitude

584.892 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 21m 36s

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

07:20:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

582.837 km

Perigee altitude

576.287 km

Semi-major axis

6,957.699 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.678°

RAAN

245.4008°

Arg. of periapsis

77.6899°

True anomaly

282.43223°

Mean anomaly

282.4849°

Eccentric anomaly

282.45857°

Mean motion

3.73977 °/min

Orbital period

96.26 mins

BSTAR

0.000041472

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LUR-1, 60506

FLOCK 4BE 31, 60488

ARCTIC WEATHER SATELLITE, 60543

FLOCK 4BE 35, 60558

PICO-02E025, 60572 (Decayed)

PTD-R (TYVAK-0127), 60523 (Decayed)

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

FLOCK 4BE 7, 60481

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

OBJECT BQ, 60530

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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.
7 mins	2026-06-21 04:34:32.100Z	142.355° SSE	2026-06-21 04:37:32.100Z	79.421° E	35.545°	2026-06-21 04:41:32.100Z	0.609° NNE
6 mins	2026-06-21 17:52:32.100Z	10.722° NNE	2026-06-21 17:54:32.100Z	1.772° NNE	43.334°	2026-06-21 17:58:32.100Z	195.063° SSW

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ION SCV-012, 60573

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:46:21.280Z)

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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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