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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, Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ION SCV-017
1 63230U 25052W   26192.66101096  .00002616  00000-0  97984-4 0  9993
2 63230  97.3884  87.6295 0020782 327.5570  32.4391 15.27997897 73770

Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:51:51.346Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-79.90547°

Altitude

472.874 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 50m 31s

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

21:59:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.002 km

Perigee altitude

464.502 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.889 km

Eccentricity

0.00208

Inclination

97.3884°

RAAN

87.6295°

Arg. of periapsis

327.557°

True anomaly

32.56712°

Mean anomaly

32.4391°

Eccentric anomaly

32.50308°

Mean motion

3.82254 °/min

Orbital period

94.18 mins

BSTAR

0.000097984

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

M-SEL, 63231

HYDRA-W, 63490 (Decayed)

ETIHAD-SAT, 63226

OBJECT AH, 63241

FIRESAT0, 63256

LEMUR 2 THEFALCONER, 63264

TOMORROW-S6, 63225

SPACEEYE-T1, 63229

OTP-2, 63235

IOD1_STARTICAL, 63212

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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	2026-07-12 17:07:50.689Z	170.318° S	2026-07-12 17:10:50.689Z	196.01° SSW	43.516°	2026-07-12 17:13:50.689Z	345.156° N
5 mins	2026-07-13 06:09:50.689Z	352.246° N	2026-07-13 06:11:50.689Z	258.773° W	39.097°	2026-07-13 06:14:50.689Z	206.563° SW

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ION SCV-017, 63230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-11T15:51:51.346Z)

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Orbital elements

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

ION SCV-017 Visibility forecast

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