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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

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 (20 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   25132.77788626  .00022114  00000-0  56849-3 0  9991
2 28485  20.5560 311.7152 0004836 279.8365  80.1529 15.37178236124632

Epoch: 2025-05-12T18:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T18:40:09.372Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

160.89°

Altitude

451.477 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 46m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

19.75312°

Longitude

-97.20758°

Altitude

454.776 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 18m 01s

Apparent Declination

-13° 32' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:15:06

Azimuth

80.552° E

Elevation

-32.095°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.026 km

Perigee altitude

456.412 km

Semi-major axis

6,837.856 km

Eccentricity

0.0004836

Inclination

20.556°

RAAN

311.7152°

Arg. of periapsis

279.8365°

True anomaly

80.20751°

Mean anomaly

80.1529°

Eccentric anomaly

80.1802°

Mean motion

3.83851 °/min

BSTAR

0.00056849

Orbital period

93.79 mins

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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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