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SWARM C

Satellite for studying Earth's magnetic field. SWARM C was launched on November 22, 2013 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-067CNORAD 39453European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
Swarm C
Common name
SWARM C
Payload designation
Swarm 3
International designator
2013-067C
NORAD catalog number
39453
GCAT identifier
S39453
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/699

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
ESA Earth
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
EADS Astrium Satellites (D), Friedrichsafen
Platform (bus)
Flexbus

Launch

Date
November 22, 2013 · 12:02 UTC
Launch record
2013-067Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/P
Perigee
490 km
Apogee
501 km
Inclination
87.55°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
473 kg
Dry mass
367 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
9.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q29565641 (CC0).