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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

28485, 2004-047A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

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)

2004-11-20 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7320-10C

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 5.5 m

Radar Cross Section

6.084 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SWIFT
1 28485U 04047A   25182.65406015  .00017643  00000-0  42421-3 0  9994
2 28485  20.5554 304.1035 0004882 210.9450 149.0703 15.38990050132324

Epoch: 2025-07-01T15:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T15:41:50.796Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

148.69538°

Altitude

449.533 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 16m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.5418°

Longitude

-87.74025°

Altitude

446.124 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 07m 17s

Apparent Declination

-10° 46' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:56:21

Azimuth

23.832° NE

Elevation

-58.89°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.695 km

Perigee altitude

451.024 km

Semi-major axis

6,832.497 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

20.5554°

RAAN

304.1035°

Arg. of periapsis

210.945°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

149.0703°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84303 °/min

Orbital period

93.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00042421

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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2004 (2004-11-20 UTC)

DELTA 2 R/B, 28486 (Decayed)

SWIFT Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

SWIFT is likely not visible in the next few days

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