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SWIFT

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About SWIFT

SWIFT is a satellite from the United States, launched on Nov 20, 2004 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It circles Earth every 89 minutes (16.2 times a day), between 230 and 236 km up, on an orbit tilted 20.5° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 21° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

mission concerning a space observatory in low earth orbit measuring gamma ray radiation

Operated by
Swift Mission Operations Center
Built by
Spectrum Astro
Mass
1,470 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 297 km to 230 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
240260280300

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.