SWARM A
NORAD 39452· COSPAR 2013-067B· 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 14:18 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
420 km
Perigee
417 km
Inclination
87.33°
Period
1.55 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SWARM A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
417 × 420 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).
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