POLAR BEAR, 17070
Orbit data source: Space-Track
POLAR BEAR, 17070 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 14 Nov 1986 UTC via an SCOUT G-1 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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POLAR BEAR details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 114 kg wet, 114 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Ant, Unknown HBR |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.163 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 POLAR BEAR
1 17070U 86088A 24361.54354384 .00000230 00000-0 22693-3 0 9997
2 17070 89.6088 197.8492 0041250 99.6482 322.9184 13.75150469911524Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:02:42.187Z)
| Latitude | 62.36582° |
| Longitude | -92.60465° |
| Altitude | 967.749 km |
| Speed | 7.386 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 14m 22s |
| True Declination | 62° 13' 42" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -86.92669° |
| Longitude | 93.90652° |
| Altitude | 1,039.67 km |
| Speed | 7.316 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 05m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -67° 06' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:24:11 |
| Azimuth | 176.065° S |
| Elevation | -62.691° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,008.496 km |
| Perigee altitude | 947.807 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,356.288 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.004125 |
| Inclination | 89.6088° |
| RAAN | 197.8492° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 99.6482° |
| True anomaly | 322.63221° |
| Mean anomaly | 322.9184° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 322.77543° |
| Mean motion | 3.43997 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022693 |
| Orbital period | 104.65 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #88 in the year 1986 (1986-11-14 UTC)
| POLAR BEAR, 17070 |
| SCOUT G-1 R/B, 17071 |
| SCOUT G-1 DEB, 18426 |
| SCOUT G-1 DEB, 18525 |
| SCOUT G-1 DEB, 40216 |
POLAR BEAR Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 01:33:16.427Z | 4.847° NNE | 2024-12-27 01:38:16.427Z | 50.314° ENE | 44.048° | 2024-12-27 01:44:16.427Z | 178.064° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 03:21:16.427Z | 301.112° NW | 2024-12-27 03:22:16.427Z | 290.275° WNW | 13.863° | 2024-12-27 03:25:16.427Z | 259.758° W |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 13:18:16.427Z | 158.474° S | 2024-12-27 13:23:16.427Z | 82.323° E | 40.387° | 2024-12-27 13:28:16.427Z | 8.583° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 15:05:16.427Z | 246.498° WSW | 2024-12-27 15:08:16.427Z | 281.117° WNW | 18.487° | 2024-12-27 15:12:16.427Z | 323.881° NNW |
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