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 69.897°
Eccentricity 0.00036
RA ascending node 1.542 hr
Argument perigee 45.035°
Mean anomaly 315.111°
Orbital period 95.600 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2025, 19:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 552.2 km
Mean Altitude 554.7 km
Peak Altitude 557.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B PEGASUS DEB

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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