Polar Bear
Scout G-1
United States Air Force
Launch Status
Success Mission
Polar Bear
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $8,660,000
Military satellite designed to study interferences caused by solar flares and auroral activity
Location
Rocket
Vought Scout G-1
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.