SWOT is a payload in LEO orbit, operated by National Space Research Center / Jet Propulsion Lab, launched 2022.
| Orbit class | LEO |
| Inclination | 77.6104° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000281 |
| Period | 102.8 min |
| Apogee | 893 km |
| Perigee | 893 km |
| Mean motion | 14.00171850 rev/day |
| RAAN | 8.3751° |
| Arg of perigee | 77.6727° |
| Mean anomaly | 282.4456° |
| B* | -3.6342e-6 |
| Rev at epoch | 18,194 |
1 54754U 22173A 26188.13834730 -.00000008 00000-0 -36342-5 0 99972 54754 77.6104 8.3751 0000281 77.6727 282.4456 14.00171850181944{
"OBJECT_NAME": "SWOT",
"OBJECT_ID": "2022-173A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:19:13.207+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.0017185,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000281,
"INCLINATION": 77.6104,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 8.3751,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 77.6727,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 282.4456,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 54754,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 18194,
"BSTAR": -0.0000036342,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -8e-8,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | SWOT |
| Operator | National Space Research Center / Jet Propulsion LabHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | France |
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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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