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POLAR BEAR

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 105 minutes, on an orbit tilted 89.6° from the equator, between 973 and 1,027 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About POLAR BEAR

POLAR BEAR is a satellite from the United States, launched on Nov 14, 1986 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 105 minutes (13.8 times a day), between 953 and 1,008 km up, on an orbit tilted 89.6° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 90° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Polar BEAR · U.S. Air Force research satellite

Built by
Applied Physics Laboratory
Mass
125 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 15 days its lowest point went from 953 km to 953 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
9609801,000

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.