SWAS
Satellite information SWAS
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SWAS |
| Alternative name | SUBMILLIMETER WAVE ASTRONOMY SATELLITE |
| Follow SWAS | SWAS Tracker |
| Pass predictions SWAS | Pass predictions SWAS |
| Orbit launches |
1998-12-06 (27 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 10015 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | WRAS |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 578 km |
| Apogee | 591 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 69.9° |
| Laps per day | 15 |
| Height SWAS | 554.26 km |
Additional information SWAS
The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) is a NASA submillimeter astronomy satellite, and is the third spacecraft in the Small Explorer program. It was launched on December 6, 1998 (UTC), from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Pegasus XL rocket. The telescope was designed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and integrated by Ball Aerospace, while the spacecraft was built by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The mission's principal investigator is Gary J. Melnick.
satellite SWAS Date of exalting 06.12.1998y. Average height of ISS SWAS hundred 554.26 km. Average velocity SWAS is 27310.47 km/h. Inclination SWAS satellite 69.9°.TLE
Average orbit height SWAS
Average velocity SWAS
Average inclination SWAS
