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

Canonical ID: `a35b5361-693f-44bb-bff8-afad03878c5f`

[D-Orbit](/companies/d-orbit.md) [ION](/models/d-orbit-ion.md) 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.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** d-orbit-ion-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-florida-us
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [ION](/models/d-orbit-ion.md) (id: `31ae46df-e05a-4aba-99a6-4125bf9aa0c4`)
- **Company:** [D-Orbit](/companies/d-orbit.md) (id: `b5fe3c9f-eb11-437b-8d2d-b4ad5bf2c803`)
- **Location:** [Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA (multiple Transporter missions)](/locations/cape-canaveral-space-force-station-florida-us.md) (id: `adfa6bde-909c-4914-ab5f-fcf074784a9c`)
- **First seen:** 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/d-orbit

## 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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