Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
12:02:29
Friday November 22, 2013
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.
Polar Orbit
3 Payloads
1,416 kilograms
Manufacturer
KhrunichevPrice
$13.00 million
Rocket
Height: 29.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 2,150 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,875 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.62m
Height: 6.74m
Stages
3
22nd
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2013
69th
Orbital launch attempt