SWIFT, 28485
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SWIFT, 28485 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 20 Nov 2004 UTC via a DELTA 7320-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD C4 Systems
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
SA-200HP, Unknown motor
Mass
1,470 kg wet, 1,470 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 8.7 m
Radar Cross Section
6.084 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SWIFT
1 28485U 04047A 26092.19983124 .00065824 00000-0 72083-3 0 9996
2 28485 20.5541 47.9919 0003003 329.4780 30.5490 15.61522634174945Epoch: 2026-04-02T04:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T04:47:45.419Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
145.50094°
Altitude
379.067 km
Speed
7.687 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 11m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:26:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
390.607 km
Perigee altitude
386.543 km
Semi-major axis
6,766.712 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
20.5541°
RAAN
47.9919°
Arg. of periapsis
329.478°
True anomaly
30.5665°
Mean anomaly
30.549°
Eccentric anomaly
30.55775°
Mean motion
3.89921 °/min
Orbital period
92.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00072083
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2004 (2004-11-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SWIFT Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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