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SWAS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 25560

Int'l Code: 1998-071A

Perigee: 568.8 km

Apogee: 579.4 km

Inclination: 69.9 °

Period: 96.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 6945 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   24135.15030513  .00006505  00000-0  52921-3 0  9994
2 25560  69.9001  24.9423 0007628 321.0192  39.0416 14.99982718382543

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC