SWIFT

NORAD 28485 · COSPAR 2004-047A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SWIFT reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 10 days ago).

Orbit: #20900 @ 181 x 186 km x 20.5442 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-03 21:22 UTC Â· 252.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SWIFT
1 28485U 04047A 26307.89068973 .05080596 -19782-4 73851-3 0 09992
2 28485 20.5442 166.9355 0004514 299.2068 60.7938 16.33374218209003

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 20th 2004

Spacecraft age

21 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Goddard Space Flight Center/Penn State University

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Delta 7320

Contractor

Spectrum Astro (General Dynamics)

Launch mass

1,463 kg

Power

1,040.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

20.5442Â°

Period

88.16 min

Perigee

181 km

Apogee

186 km

Eccentricity

0.0004514

RAAN

166.9355Â°

Arg of Perigee

299.2068Â°

Mean Motion

16.33374218 rev/d