Satellites

Payload

SWIFT

OperationalPayloadLEO

SWIFT is a Goddard Space Flight Center/Penn State University payload satellite, launched on November 20, 2004 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 2004 at 05:16 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Swift

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
366 km
Periapsis
364 km
Inclination
20.55°
Orbital period
91.84 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Goddard Space Flight Center/Penn State University
Manufacturer
Spectrum Astro (General Dynamics)
Users
Government/Civil
Launch mass
1,470 kg
Power
1,040 W
Design lifetime
7 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2004-047A
NORAD catalog №
28485
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
7.6859 m²
Status
Operational