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SWIFT, 28485

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SWIFT, 28485 is a payload satellite 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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 SWIFT
1 28485U 04047A   25151.72350264  .00016212  00000-0  40274-3 0  9997
2 28485  20.5534 172.1921 0005904 163.8057 196.2572 15.37904799127555

Epoch: 2025-05-31T17:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T17:21:50.628Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

22.27132°

Altitude

453.757 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.72724°

Longitude

56.86701°

Altitude

451.759 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 09m 51s

Apparent Declination

-13° 40' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:54:10

Azimuth

301.794° NW

Elevation

-50.364°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

461.605 km

Perigee altitude

453.533 km

Semi-major axis

6,835.706 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

20.5534°

RAAN

172.1921°

Arg. of periapsis

163.8057°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

196.2572°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.84033 °/min

Orbital period

93.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00040274

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

DELTA 2 R/B, 28486 (Decayed)

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