Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)

SWAS Spectrum Server

Documentation

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