Satellite SWARM-C of European Space Agency (ESA)

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names SWARM-C
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) 486
Apogee (km) 496
Eccentricity 0.000728756740999854
Inclination (degrees) 87.5
Period (minutes) 94
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 2013-067C
NORAD Number 59453
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.

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