Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)

Mission Characteristics

Lifetime: 1998-2005
Wavelength: 487-557 GHz
Area Coverage: Targeted
Instruments:
  • 55 x 71cm elliptical off-axis Cassegrain telescope
  • submillimeter radiometers: pair of Schottky diode receivers
Science Products Generated: Spectra of O2 (487 GHz), H2O (557 GHz), CI (492 GHz), 13CO (551 GHz), H218O (549 GHz) lines in FITS and CLASS formats

IRSA Services

SWAS Spectra Browse SWAS spectral data
SWAS Documentation Access additional documentation on SWAS data set and tool information
SWAS (Data Collection Explorer) Run a tool that provides data access and visualization (ASCII tables, CLASS and FITS formats) for spectra released by the SWAS Science Operations Center at CfA

Other Resources:

SWAS Mission Site SWAS Home Page at CfA
SWAS LAMBDA Mission Website SWAS Mission Page at NASA/GSFC HEASARC