SWARM B

NORAD 39451· COSPAR 2013-067A· ISS / Science· LEO

Launch

Launched on Nov 22, 2013 from 133/3 (133L), Russia aboard a Rokot/Briz-KM.

Rokot / Briz-KM | Swarm A, B, C →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:11 UTC

Orbit class

LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)

Operator

ESA

Country

European Space Agency

Manufacturer

Astrium

Launched

Nov 22, 2013

Mass

468 kg

Apogee

485 km

Perigee

480 km

Inclination

87.75°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SWARM B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-1.8 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

480 × 485 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2013-067 (Rokot / Briz-KM | Swarm A, B, C).

SWARM A · 39452
SWARM C · 39453

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