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Entry no.
2024-2042
ION SCV-003
ION SCV-003 (NORAD 48912) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 December 2024 over Asia, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48912
International designator
2021-059AK
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Italy
Launched
30 Jun 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Dec 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 8 Dec 2024
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,258 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 97.6°
Mass
150 kg
Operator
D-ORBIT
Built by
D-ORBIT
Bus
ION-SC
Programme
DORBIT
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 35.0°N, 83.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 5 monthsION SCV-003’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Dec 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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