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ION SCV-017, 63230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ION SCV-017, 63230 is a payload satellite owned by D-ORBIT (IT) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 15 Mar 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

63230, 2025-052W

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)

2025-03-15 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 ION SCV-017
1 63230U 25052W   26027.29149159  .00007755  00000-0  29881-3 0  9990
2 63230  97.4074 283.6773 0022455 183.4021 176.7068 15.26381834 48536

Epoch: 2026-01-27T06:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T06:59:44.873Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

52.16534°

Altitude

505.131 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 54m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

22:26:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.005 km

Perigee altitude

468.189 km

Semi-major axis

6,861.734 km

Eccentricity

0.00225

Inclination

97.4074°

RAAN

283.6773°

Arg. of periapsis

183.4021°

True anomaly

176.72154°

Mean anomaly

176.7068°

Eccentric anomaly

176.71417°

Mean motion

3.8185 °/min

Orbital period

94.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00029881

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ION SCV-017 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	2026-01-28 05:35:39.988Z	26.64° NE	2026-01-28 05:37:39.988Z	67.449° ENE	36.492°	2026-01-28 05:40:39.988Z	173.455° S
4 mins	2026-01-28 17:45:39.988Z	235.846° WSW	2026-01-28 17:46:39.988Z	260.409° W	21.882°	2026-01-28 17:49:39.988Z	318.319° NNW

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ION SCV-017, 63230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T06:59:44.873Z)

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