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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 544.8 km

Apogee: 554.9 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 95.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 6920 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   25340.03107730  .00006726  00000-0  44395-3 0  9997
2 25560  69.8974   5.0327 0007235 224.2703 135.7882 15.07869392468133

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC