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SWARM C (39453)
COSPAR: 2013-067C | Alt Name: Swarm C
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 22, 2013
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
39453
International Designator
2013-067C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:23:46 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
87.33°
Right Ascension
48.55°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
96.62°
Period
92.83 min
Mean Motion
15.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
SWARM C
Alternative Name
Swarm C
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 39453U 13067C 26185.05817686 .00012082 00000-0 20545-3 0 9996
2 39453 87.3303 48.5512 0003187 96.6231 263.5393 15.51277392708829
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The SWARM C satellite, also known as Swarm C, is an Earth Science mission satellite owned by ESA and manufactured by EASF under the Flexbus bus configuration. Launched on November 22, 2013, from PLMSC LC133/3 using a Rokot launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 5 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and spans 9.3 meters with solar cells and batteries providing power. The satellite weighs 473 kilograms at launch and 367 kilograms dry mass. Equipped with ASM, VFM, EFI, ACC, and LRR equipment, SWARM C operates on a N2 AOCS motor for its mission lasting four years. It has an RCS of 2.365 and features a half hex prism shape with boom.
Physical Characteristics
Length
5
Diameter
1.5
Span
9.3
Dry Mass
367
Launch Mass
473
Shape
Half hex prism+ boom
Radar Cross Section
2.365
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Swarm 3
Purpose
Earth Science
Mission
Earth Science
Manufacturer
EASF
Life Expectancy
4 years
Bus
Flexbus
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
N2 AOCS
Equipment
ASM, VFM, EFI, ACC, LRR
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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