SWAS

Launch Details
Launched 5 December 1998
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Western Range Airspace
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25560
COSPAR ID 1998-071A
Alternative names SUBMILLIMETER WAVE ASTRONOMY SATELLITE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 69.900°
Eccentricity 0.00098
RA ascending node 5.636 hr
Argument perigee 249.190°
Mean anomaly 110.821°
Orbital period 96.111 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Nov 2023, 17:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 572.6 km
Mean Altitude 579.4 km
Peak Altitude 586.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B PEGASUS DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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