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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 (1 year 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ION SCV-017
1 63230U 25052W   26127.22727962  .00003455  00000-0  13054-3 0  9996
2 63230  97.3948  22.7605 0021767 190.2230 169.8569 15.27461624 63784

Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:27:16.959Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

75.8634°

Altitude

501.211 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 31m 02s

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

04:22:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

495.288 km

Perigee altitude

465.43 km

Semi-major axis

6,858.496 km

Eccentricity

0.00218

Inclination

97.3948°

RAAN

22.7605°

Arg. of periapsis

190.223°

True anomaly

169.90071°

Mean anomaly

169.8569°

Eccentric anomaly

169.87882°

Mean motion

3.8212 °/min

Orbital period

94.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00013054

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)

OBJECT F, 63215

OBJECT BC, 63260

LEMUR 2 DELOITTE-1, 63259

UNICORN-2P, 63981 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MARACHE-FRAN, 63262

UNICORN-2Q, 63491 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-08 05:35:48.435Z	23.289° NE	2026-05-08 05:38:48.435Z	80.823° E	36.852°	2026-05-08 05:41:48.435Z	173.206° S
4 mins	2026-05-08 17:45:48.435Z	228.807° WSW	2026-05-08 17:46:48.435Z	252.329° W	22.428°	2026-05-08 17:49:48.435Z	316.451° NNW

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ION SCV-017, 63230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T05:27:16.959Z)

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2025 (2025-03-15 UTC)

ION SCV-017 Visibility forecast

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