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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 585.4 km

Apogee: 598.0 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6962 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   22019.12307414  .00000904  00000-0  92427-4 0  9990
2 25560  69.8994   2.2815 0009047 208.8906 151.1750 14.94304177255974

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC