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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 577.8 km

Apogee: 592.7 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 6956 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   23090.21604581  .00006664  00000-0  59442-3 0  9993
2 25560  69.9016 343.0236 0010661 252.0901 107.9094 14.96372047321150

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC