Technical information about Swarm satellite mission
- Start: November 22, 2013
- Satellite-launching rocket: Rockot
- Test phase: 3 month
- Duration of mission: 4 Years (potenially longer)
- Satelite mass: je 486kg
- Orbit type: zircular, polar
- Altitude Sat.A,C: 460-300 km
- Altitude Sat. B: 510km
- Separation A,C: 87.3°
- Inclination Sat B: 88°
- Separation A,C: 1.4° in length
- Difference of local time from Sat. A,C Sat. B: 0...9h
Scientific instruments
- Skalarmagnetometer
- Vektormagnetometer (VFM)
- Electric field & Plasmainstrument (EFI)
- Starcams(STR)
- GNSS receiver (GPSR)
- Accelerometer (ACC)
- Laser-Retro-Reflektor (LRR)
Principal Contractor: EADS Astrium, Friedrichshafen
Satellite control ESOC, Ground stations Svalbard & Kiruna Prozessierungszentrum and User service thru ESRIN
Downdload: Astrium Factsheet
ESA Factsheet
