Status
Success
SWARM
Launch Time
Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:02 UTC
Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:02 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
SWARM
Swarm is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission to study the Earth's magnetic field. High-precision and high-resolution measurements of the strength, direction and variations of the Earth's magnetic field, complemented by precise navigation, accelerometer and electric field measurements, will provide data for modelling the geomagnetic field and its interaction with other physical aspects of the Earth system. The results offer a view of the inside of the Earth from space, enabling the composition and processes of the interior to be studied in detail and increase our knowledge of atmospheric processes and ocean circulation patterns that affect climate and weather.
Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 1,416.0 kg
Polar Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
2013
69th orbital launch attempt
Rokot
22nd mission
3rd mission of 2013
19th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission