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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 582.6 km

Apogee: 597.0 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 6960 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   22226.32495014  .00000799  00000-0  81483-4 0  9998
2 25560  69.8974 200.3497 0010387 243.9966 116.0121 14.94909229286676

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC