Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite spacecraft
SWAS was a NASA Small Explorer space telescope that studied the chemical composition of interstellar gas clouds and how they cool as they collapse into stars and planets.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SWASSubmillimeter Wave Astronomy SatelliteExplorer 74SMEX-3
- Family Name
- SWAS
- Full Name
- Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- SWAS was a NASA Small Explorer space telescope that studied the chemical composition of interstellar gas clouds and how they cool as they collapse into stars and planets.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,005
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swas/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 04:59:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 10:04:31 UTC
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