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Satellite details
Acronym SWING
Full name Space Weather Ionosphere Nanosat Generation
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Main Mission - Space Weather
  • SWING will monitor the ionosphere through radio occultation
  • It will measure electron density and temperatureĀ 
  • Electron flux 0.3-3 MeV; proton flux 13-190 MeV
  • Solar x-ray flux and spectrum
  • SWING will provide data for operational space weather applications.
Mass at launch Dry mass
Power
Data access link https://swe.ssa.esa.int/current-space-weather
Data access information

Routine data provision is expected to begin in early 2028 via the ESA Space Weather Portal.
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 530 km

 

Space agency ESA
Status Planned
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch ≥2027 EOL ≥2030
Last update: 2026-04-20
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on SWING

Acronym Full name
DREAM DREAM Radiation Monitor
XFM-NS XFM-NS
m-NLP Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe
Aquila Aquila
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