| Name | Polar Scout |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Organisation | 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. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Related Spacecraft
| Spacecraft | Status | Launcher | 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: 2024-05-29
