ION-MK01

NORAD 46274 · COSPAR 2020-061C · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

ION-MK01 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 7 months ago).

Orbit: #31304 @ 228 x 238 km x 97.1829 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-04-12 11:50 UTC Â· 4773.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

ION-MK01
1 46274U 20061C 26102.49309601 .00886134 49910-3 68541-3 0 9998
2 46274 97.1829 183.7778 0007847 244.7443 115.3031 16.14980258313045

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 2nd 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

D-Orbit

Purpose

Technology Demonstration

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Vega

Contractor

D-Orbit

Launch mass

150 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.1829Â°

Period

89.17 min

Perigee

228 km

Apogee

238 km

Eccentricity

0.0007847

RAAN

183.7778Â°

Arg of Perigee

244.7443Â°

Mean Motion

16.14980258 rev/d