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ION at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)

Operational orbital transfer vehicle by D-Orbit, providing last-mile satellite delivery, orbit-raising, and end-of-life deorbiting services for commercial and government satellite operators

ION by D-Orbit · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

Track ION at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)

D-Orbit ION missions launched from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on SpaceX Transporter-2, Transporter-3, Transporter-4 (SPACELUST mission). ION SCV Elysian Eleonora deployed VZLUSAT-2 and other satellites. Multiple ION missions conducted from this launch site.

Safety record

No incidents on record for ION at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
ION
Company
D-Orbit
Location
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)
Status
operational
First seen
2021-01-15
ID
a35b5361-693f-44bb-bff8-afad03878c5f

Timeline

  1. Jan 2021
    First recorded
    ION first documented operating at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/d-orbit
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for ION at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions).

Common questions

What is the ION deployment at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)?
ION, built by D-Orbit, is recorded as a deployment at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions) on the DEPLOY registry. D-Orbit operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ION at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)?
D-Orbit, the manufacturer of ION, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ION deployment at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 15, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ION deployment at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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