Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SWARM-B |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency (ESA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
473 |
Apogee (km) |
476 |
Eccentricity |
0.000219154065307911 |
Inclination (degrees) |
87.3 |
Period (minutes) |
93.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
468 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
369 |
Power (watts) |
608 |
Date of Launch |
22-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
4 yrs. |
Contractor |
Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Rokot |
COSPAR Number |
2013-067A |
NORAD Number |
39451 |
Comments |
Survey the Earth´s geomagnetic field, and measure changes over time, in order to improve understanding the Earth´s interior and the physics of the magnetosphere. |