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SWARM A

OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
November 22, 2013 at 12:02 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Eurockot Launch Services
Mission
Swarm A, B, C
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
416 km
Periapsis
412 km
Inclination
87.33°
Orbital period
92.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
Astrium
Users
Government
Launch mass
468 kg
Dry mass
369 kg
Power
608 W
Design lifetime
4 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-067B
NORAD catalog №
39452
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
2.2407 m²
Status
Operational