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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 570.4 km

Apogee: 579.4 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6945 km

RCS: 1.895 m² (large)

Launch date: December 6, 1998
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Western Range Air Space (WRAS)

Gain greater understanding of star formation by determining composition of inter-stellar clouds; establish means by which clouds cool as they form stars and planets.

1 25560U 98071A   24117.61012472  .00008816  00000-0  71923-3 0  9999
2 25560  69.8994  69.4869 0006532 342.4984  17.5949 14.99722848379656

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC