Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Polar Scout
Satellite Polar Scout
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Entity name US Coast Guard
Institution Military
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Nation US
Launch brokerer Spaceflight
Partners U.S. Homeland, Raytheon, NOAA, U.S. Air Force
Oneliner

Provide a maritime surveillance capability for the U.S. Coast Guard to detect position of emergency beacons.

Description

Provide a maritime surveillance capability for the U.S. Coast Guard. The objective is to prove out the capability of analytics as an emerging market enterprise and demonstrate a maritime geolocation. Detecting transmissions from emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), which are carried on board vessels to broadcast their position if in distress.

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Related Spacecraft

Satellite Status Rocket Date Orbit
Polar Scout A (ORS-7, Polar Scout 1, ORS-7, Kodiak) Operational (Press release 6 months after launch on 2019-05-19 and Aerospace Corp article from 2021-01-19 but no recent news found as of 2023-06-10) Falcon 9, (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA) 2018-12-03 580 km, 97.8 deg
Polar Scout B (ORS-7, Polar Scout 2, ORS-7, Yukon) Operational (Press release 6 months after launch on 2019-05-19 and Aerospace Corp article from 2021-01-19 but no recent news found as of 2023-06-10) Falcon 9, (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA) 2018-12-03 580 km, 97.8 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-10

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