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POLAR SCOUT YUKON, 43808

Orbit data source: Space-Track

POLAR SCOUT YUKON, 43808 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

43808, 2018-099BC

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

US Coast Guard Research and Development Center (US)

Manufacturer

Millenium EI

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-03 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 3 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.054 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 POLAR SCOUT YUKON
1 43808U 18099BC  26295.77498967  .00029199  00000-0  65859-3 0  9997
2 43808  97.4586  11.2065 0003945 205.2493 154.8563 15.43189330433150

Epoch: 2026-10-22T18:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T18:35:59.107Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

61.00516°

Altitude

442.258 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 44m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:14:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

436.328 km

Perigee altitude

430.954 km

Semi-major axis

6,811.778 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.4586°

RAAN

11.2065°

Arg. of periapsis

205.2493°

True anomaly

154.8755°

Mean anomaly

154.8563°

Eccentric anomaly

154.8659°

Mean motion

3.86058 °/min

Orbital period

93.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00065859

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

OBJECT BS, 43822

FLOCK 3S 2, 43821 (Decayed)

SEAHAWK-1, 43820

EXCITE, 43819

SPACEBEE-6, 43818 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-7, 43816 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C12, 43797

FALCONSAT-6, 43815

BRIO, 43813 (Decayed)

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POLAR SCOUT YUKON Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2026-10-23 18:31:07.978Z	332.608° NNW	2026-10-23 18:32:07.978Z	301.198° NW	33.751°	2026-10-23 18:35:07.978Z	222.754° SW
4 mins	2026-10-24 04:59:07.978Z	140.811° SSE	2026-10-24 05:01:07.978Z	47.071° ENE	48.81°	2026-10-24 05:03:07.978Z	2.234° NNE

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POLAR SCOUT YUKON, 43808

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T18:35:59.107Z)

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