ION SCV-004
Launch
Launched on Jan 13, 2022 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 04:26 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
ASI
Country
Italy
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 13, 2022
Mass
—
Apogee
482 km
Perigee
470 km
Inclination
97.28°
Period
1.57 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ION SCV-004 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
470 × 482 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2022-002 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).
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