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ION SCV-016, 62628

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ION SCV-016, 62628 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 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

62628, 2025-009V

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)

2025-01-14 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ION SCV-016
1 62628U 25009V   26079.85986078  .00027885  00000-0  60265-3 0  9997
2 62628  97.4418 127.8171 0603585  24.2687 338.5713 14.47327474 62755

Epoch: 2026-03-20T20:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T20:38:11.971Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-0.12165°

Altitude

341.45 km

Speed

7.915 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 31m 16s

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

17:34:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,160.563 km

Perigee altitude

302.316 km

Semi-major axis

7,109.577 km

Eccentricity

0.06036

Inclination

97.4418°

RAAN

127.8171°

Arg. of periapsis

24.2687°

True anomaly

335.85516°

Mean anomaly

338.5713°

Eccentric anomaly

337.233°

Mean motion

3.62058 °/min

Orbital period

99.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00060265

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ION SCV-016 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.
10 mins	2026-03-21 15:25:15.696Z	28.358° NE	2026-03-21 15:30:15.696Z	114.222° SE	35.987°	2026-03-21 15:35:15.696Z	170.519° S
7 mins	2026-03-21 17:05:15.696Z	330.595° NNW	2026-03-21 17:08:15.696Z	286.077° WNW	23.491°	2026-03-21 17:12:15.696Z	241.189° WSW

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ION SCV-016, 62628

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T20:38:11.971Z)

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