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POLAR
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- POLAR
- NORAD ID
- 23802
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 10:14 UTC
- Object ID
- 1996-013A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- United States
- Launch site
- Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
- Launch date
- 1996-02-24
- Operational status
- Partially Operational Partially fulfilling primary mission or secondary mission(s)
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination79.944°
Eccentricity0.6534
Mean motion1.2985 rev/day
Orbital period1109.0 min
Perigee5924.7 km
Apogee52300.8 km
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