Swarm satellite constellation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Swarm_satellite_constellation
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:duration planned 4 years, ongoing
gptkbp:elevation approximately 450-530 km
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:goal study ionospheric phenomena
measure Earth's magnetic field
study magnetospheric phenomena
gptkbp:inclination 87.4 degrees
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:handheld_GPS_device
accelerometer
star tracker
absolute scalar magnetometer
electric field instrument
vector field magnetometer
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-11-22
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Plesetsk_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Rockot
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:EADS_Astrium
gptkbp:massPerSatellite approximately 470 kg
gptkbp:missionType Earth observation
geomagnetic field study
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 3
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:purpose monitor space weather
improve models of Earth's magnetic field
study core dynamics and geodynamics
support navigation and communication systems
gptkbp:service gptkb:Swarm_A
gptkb:Swarm_B
gptkb:Swarm_C
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:targetUser gptkb:learned_society
geophysicists
space weather researchers
gptkbp:website https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/swarm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SpaceBEE
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swarm satellite constellation