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SWARM B, 39451

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SWARM B, 39451 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Nov 2013 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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
39451, 2013-067A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium/DF
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
FLEXBUS, N2 AOCS
Mass
473 kg wet, 367 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2013-11-22 (12 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ROKOT
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Half Cone + 1 Rod, 9.1 m
Radar Cross Section
2.647 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 SWARM B
1 39451U 13067A   25171.90850308  .00002793  00000-0  10943-3 0  9999
2 39451  87.7437  91.8027 0002951  81.8921 278.2661 15.25357947628111
Epoch: 2025-06-20T21:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T21:48:14.666Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-144.61349°
Altitude
492.614 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 07m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
15.91625°
Longitude
34.55881°
Altitude
492.02 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 29m 42s
Apparent Declination
-15° 41' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:40:51
Azimuth
278.919° WNW
Elevation
-34.993°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
488.55 km
Perigee altitude
484.499 km
Semi-major axis
6,864.662 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
87.7437°
RAAN
91.8027°
Arg. of periapsis
81.8921°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
278.2661°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81605 °/min
Orbital period
94.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00010943
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5 mins2025-06-21 18:24:28.147Z129.406° SE2025-06-21 18:26:28.147Z94.168° ESE19.197°2025-06-21 18:29:28.147Z35.263° NE
4 mins2025-06-22 07:27:28.147Z312.236° NW2025-06-22 07:28:28.147Z284.055° WNW26.595°2025-06-22 07:31:28.147Z216.669° SW
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