# Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Arctic Ocean: deployment

Canonical ID: `1755df6c-a398-4df9-81b7-988c0a9821f0`

[Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) USVs deployed in the [Arctic Ocean](/locations/arctic-ocean.md) for oceanographic research, climate monitoring, and data collection. Wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles operating in extreme polar conditions.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Saildrone
- **Environment:** Arctic Ocean (extreme conditions)
- **Power:** Wind and solar

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** saildrone-usv-arctic-ocean
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)](/models/saildrone-usv.md) (id: `385b5e9b-4631-4e27-8b28-23993f6c0cf9`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Saildrone](/companies/saildrone.md) (id: `cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920`)
- **Location:** [Arctic Ocean](/locations/arctic-ocean.md) (id: `97f18626-2aa3-4eef-9663-7bc1681d0ffd`)
- **First seen:** 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Saildrone — Autonomous Ocean Monitoring** · https://www.saildrone.com/ · 2021-06-01

## Common questions

### What is the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Arctic Ocean?

Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Arctic Ocean on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) at Arctic Ocean?

Saildrone, the manufacturer of Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Arctic Ocean go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) deployment at Arctic Ocean?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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