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SWARM A, 39452

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SWARM A, 39452 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

39452, 2013-067B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

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 11 hours ago

0 SWARM A
1 39452U 13067B   25171.84763544  .00006117  00000-0  14027-3 0  9999
2 39452  87.3413 189.3333 0003251  92.0525 268.1104 15.42504811650447

Epoch: 2025-06-20T20:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T20:20:35.702Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-25.11055°

Altitude

442.008 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 37m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.18742°

Longitude

-21.74264°

Altitude

445.782 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 16m 12s

Apparent Declination

12° 45' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:26:49

Azimuth

313.883° NW

Elevation

-24.283°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

437.731 km

Perigee altitude

433.3 km

Semi-major axis

6,813.652 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

87.3413°

RAAN

189.3333°

Arg. of periapsis

92.0525°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.1104°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85899 °/min

Orbital period

93.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00014027

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BREEZE-KM R/B, 39454 (Decayed)

SWARM A Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-06-22 02:04:17.764Z	218.681° SW	2025-06-22 02:06:17.764Z	290.717° WNW	31.176°	2025-06-22 02:08:17.764Z	338.678° N

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