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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 568.5 km

Apogee: 579.4 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6944 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   24137.68434430  .00010206  00000-0  82450-3 0  9993
2 25560  69.9007  18.5048 0007825 316.9251  43.1295 15.00027805382663

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC