Status
Success
SWAS
Launch Time
Sun Dec 06, 1998 00:57 UTC
Sun Dec 06, 1998 00:57 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)
SWAS was designed to study the composition and structure of interstellar clouds and investigate the processes of stellar and planetary formation. Its sole instrument is a telescope operating in the submillimeter wavelengths of far infrared and microwave radiation.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 288.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1998
76th orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
25th mission
6th mission of 1998
20th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission