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ION SCV-008
Commercial Orbital Transfer Vehicle · D-Orbit (Italy)
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ION SCV-008, one of D-Orbit's orbital transfer vehicles, deploying multiple small satellites to their individual final orbits after a shared rocket launch — a satellite whose entire job is being a bus for other, smaller satellites. D-Orbit has become one of the most active orbital transfer vehicle operators in the industry, flying dozens of rideshare missions that let smaller satellite operators avoid the scheduling and cost constraints of a dedicated launch.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 293–305 mi (471–491 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 94.1 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55051
- Int’l designator
- 2023-001AU
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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