Satellite · NORAD 39452 · COSPAR 2013-067B
SWARM A
- Operator European Space Agency
- Constellation —
- Country —
Altitude now
425.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.66km/s
Inclination
87.34°
Period
92.9 min
92.9 min
Perigee
413km
Apogee
416km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:05 UTC (8.2 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 71.859° N
- Longitude
- 144.722° W
- Altitude
- 425.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.663 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:05 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- European Space Agency
- SATCAT owner code
- ESA · European Space Agency
- Country
- —
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 22 Nov 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-067
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Objects from the same launch · 3
- SWARM B39451PayloadActive
- SWARM C39453PayloadActive
- BREEZE-KM R/B39454Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z8FGK6KD7X9VC78HP14 | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ESA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 22:59 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 39452
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-067B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69WD
- Canonical slug
- swarm-a-39452
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Science) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.