Eurockot Launch ServicesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Swarm A, B, C
Launched
November 22, 2013
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Swarm A, B, C launched on an Eurockot Launch Services Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 22, 2013. It was Eurockot Launch Services's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,337th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Swarm B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 87.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Swarm launch eventEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Eurockot Launch Services
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 3rd this yearEurockot Launch Services's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,337th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Swarm B · NORAD 39451 · 2013-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-067A
- Epoch
- 2013-11-22 15:21:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23292024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009321
- Inclination
- 87.559°
- Ascending node
- 279.2629°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.9138°
- Mean anomaly
- 355.5089°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Swarm B · NORAD 39451 · in orbit
- Swarm A · NORAD 39452 · in orbit
- Swarm C · NORAD 39453 · in orbit
Briz-KM No. 72524 · re-entered August 1, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European Space Agency's mission Swarm consists of 3 satellites tasked with studying Earth's magnetic field.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
147th launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 1,591st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Swarm A, B, C launch?
Swarm A, B, C launched on November 22, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Swarm A, B, C?
Coverage: Swarm launch event. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Swarm A, B, C?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Eurockot Launch Services. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Swarm A, B, C launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Swarm A, B, C reach?
Swarm B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 87.6°.
How many satellites did Swarm A, B, C launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).