Key statistics
Satellite POLAR BEAR at a glance.
Uptime
14176
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for POLAR BEAR.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: POLAR BEAR
International designator: 1986-088A
Object number (NORAD): 17070
Object ID (CCSDS): 17070
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.71 minutes
Inclination: 89.6216 deg
SMA: 7359.017 km
Apoapsis: 1011.319 km
Periapsis: 950.444 km
RAAN: 187.7339 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00413608
Argument of periapsis: 63.1629 deg
Mean anomaly: 350.4495 deg
Mean motion: 13.75222783 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000163 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015762831 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 8:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 POLAR BEAR
TLE line 1: 1 17070U 86088A 25246.85963503 .00000163 00000-0 15763-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 17070 89.6216 187.7339 0041361 63.1629 350.4495 13.75222783946064
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite POLAR BEAR.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object POLAR BEAR.
Associated space launch
Military satellite designed to study interferences caused by solar flares and auroral activity
POLAR BEAR was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | Polar Bear’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 14, 1986, 12:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | Polar Bear
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 14, 1986, 12:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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