Latitude
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POLAR
NORAD 43764 · COSPAR 2018-099G · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
POLAR SCOUT KODIAK reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 months ago).
Orbit: #42249 @ 161 x 180 km x 97.4052 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-08-03 16:03 UTC · 1905 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
POLAR SCOUT KODIAK
1 43764U 18099G 26215.66928974 .08710049 25424-5 82859-3 0 9994
2 43764 97.4052 303.9833 0014823 268.5632 91.3968 16.38230059422496
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43764U 18099G 26215.66928974 .08710049 25424-5 82859-3 0 9994
2 43764 97.4052 303.9833 0014823 268.5632 91.3968 16.38230059422496
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 3rd 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Coast Guard
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Raytheon
Launch mass
6 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4052°
Period
87.9 min
Perigee
161 km
Apogee
180 km
Eccentricity
0.0014823
RAAN
303.9833°
Arg of Perigee
268.5632°
Mean Motion
16.38230059 rev/d