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Cluster II (spacecraft): History, Science, Art & Regions

Cluster II was a space mission of the European Space Agency, with NASA participation, to study the Earth's magnetosphere over the course of nearly two solar cycles. The mission was composed of four identical spacecraft flying in a tetrahedral formation. As a replacement for the original Cluster spacecraft which were lost in a launch failure in 1996, the…

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Cluster II (spacecraft) topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Science, Art and Regions as prominent areas in the source structure around Cluster II (spacecraft).

Related topics
60
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
66
Extracted relationships
25
Related term clusters
26
Bridge connections
66

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission overview · 17 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Scientific objectives · 11 topics
History · 10 topics
Discoveries and mission milestones · 7 topics
Awards · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
FM6: 116,740 km (72,540 mi) FM7: 116,654 km (72,485 mi) FM5: 116,786 km (72,567 mi) FM8: 119,952 km (74,535 mi)
Contractor
Starsem
COSPAR ID
FM6 (SALSA): 2000-041B FM7 (SAMBA): 2000-041A FM5 (RUMBA): 2000-045A FM8 (TANGO): 2000-045B
Decay date
SALSA: 8 September 2024 RUMBA:22 October 2025
Dimensions
2.9 m × 1.3 m (9.5 ft × 4.3 ft)
Dry mass
550 kg (1,210 lb)

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Overview

Mission overview

History

Scientific objectives

Awards

Discoveries and mission milestones

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How Cluster II (spacecraft) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Cluster II (spacecraft) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Cluster II (spacecraft) → FM6: 116,740 km (72,540 mi) FM7: 116,654 km (72,485 mi) FM5: 116,786 km (72,567 mi) FM8: 119,952 km (74,535 mi) Another extracted example is Cluster II (spacecraft) → Starsem. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Cluster II (spacecraft)

Top relations

Apogee altitude · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → FM6: 116,740 km (72,540 mi) FM7: 116,654 km (72,485 mi) FM5: 116,786 km (72,567 mi) FM8: 119,952 km (74,535 mi)
Contractor · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → Starsem
COSPAR ID · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → FM6 (SALSA): 2000-041B FM7 (SAMBA): 2000-041A FM5 (RUMBA): 2000-045A FM8 (TANGO): 2000-045B
Decay date · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → SALSA: 8 September 2024 RUMBA:22 October 2025
Dimensions · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → 2.9 m × 1.3 m (9.5 ft × 4.3 ft)
Dry mass · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → 550 kg (1,210 lb)
Epoch · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → 13 March 2014, 11:15:07 UTC
Inclination · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → FM6: 135 degrees FM7: 135 degrees FM5: 138 degrees FM8: 134 degrees
Last contact · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → 22 August 2024
Launch date · 1
Cluster II (spacecraft) → FM6: 16 July 2000, 12:39 UTC (2000-07-16UTC12:39Z) FM7: 16 July 2000, 12:39 UTC (2000-07-16UTC12:39Z) FM5: 09 August 2000, 11:13 UTC (2000-08-09UTC11:13Z) FM8: 09 August 2000, 1…

Important terminology

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Important terminology

cluster mission space esa solar ii science magnetosphere wind 10 plasma spacecraft satellites scientific years magnetopause magnetic operations double star

Cluster II (spacecraft) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around Cluster II (spacecraft). Examples in this analysis include Cluster II (spacecraft) → Apogee altitude → FM6: 116,740 km (72,540 mi) FM7: 116,654 km (72,485 mi) FM5: 116,786 km (72,567 mi) FM8: 119,952 km (74,535 mi) and Cluster II (spacecraft) → Contractor → Starsem. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Cluster II (spacecraft)Apogee altitudeFM6: 116,740 km (72,540 mi) FM7: 116,654 km (72,485 mi) FM5: 116,786 km (72,567 mi) FM8: 119,952 km (74,535 mi)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)ContractorStarsem1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)COSPAR IDFM6 (SALSA): 2000-041B FM7 (SAMBA): 2000-041A FM5 (RUMBA): 2000-045A FM8 (TANGO): 2000-045B1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Decay dateSALSA: 8 September 2024 RUMBA:22 October 20251.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Dimensions2.9 m × 1.3 m (9.5 ft × 4.3 ft)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Dry mass550 kg (1,210 lb)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Epoch13 March 2014, 11:15:07 UTC1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)InclinationFM6: 135 degrees FM7: 135 degrees FM5: 138 degrees FM8: 134 degrees1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Last contact22 August 20241.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Launch dateFM6: 16 July 2000, 12:39 UTC (2000-07-16UTC12:39Z) FM7: 16 July 2000, 12:39 UTC (2000-07-16UTC12:39Z) FM5: 09 August 2000, 11:13 UTC (2000-08-09UTC11:13Z) FM8: 09 August 2000, 1…1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Launch mass1,200 kg (2,600 lb)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Launch siteBaikonur 31/61.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)ManufacturerAirbus (ex. Dornier)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Mission durationPlanned: 5 years Final: 24 years, 1 month and 6 days1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Mission typeMagnetospheric research1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)OperatorESA with NASA collaboration1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Payload mass71 kg (157 lb)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Perigee altitudeFM6: 16,118 km (10,015 mi) FM7: 16,157 km (10,039 mi) FM5: 16,022 km (9,956 mi) FM8: 12,902 km (8,017 mi)1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)PeriodFM6: 3259 minutes FM7: 3257 minutes FM5: 3257 minutes FM8: 3258 minutes1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Power224 watts1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)RegimeElliptical Orbit1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)RocketSoyuz-U/Fregat1.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)SATCAT no.FM6 (SALSA): 26411 FM7 (SAMBA): 26410 FM5 (RUMBA): 26463 FM8 (TANGO): 264641.00infobox
Cluster II (spacecraft)Websitehttp://sci.esa.int/cluster1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Cluster II (spacecraft) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mission, Space and Esa. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Cluster II (spacecraft)
    • Mission
    • Space
    • Esa
    • Ii
    • Science
    • Double
    • Star
    • Satellites
    • Years
    • February
    • Earth's
    • August
  • cluster ii (spacecraft)
    • Mission
    • Space
    • Esa
    • Ii
    • Science
    • Double
    • Star
    • Satellites
    • Years
    • Two
    • February
    • Earth's
  • earth
    • Magnetic
    • Magnetopause
    • Earth's
    • October
    • March
    • Wind
    • Bow
    • February
    • September
    • Shock
    • Solar
    • Plasma
  • cluster
    • Mission
    • Space
    • Esa
    • Ii
    • Science
    • Double
    • Star
    • Satellites
    • Years
    • February
    • Earth's
    • August
  • european space operations centre
    • Scientific
    • Science
    • Esa
    • February
    • Double
    • Star
    • Solar
    • Wind
    • Years
    • Operations
    • Space
    • Plasma
  • esa
    • Science
    • March
    • February
    • September
    • Space
    • Double
    • Star
    • Mission
    • Magnetic
    • October
    • Earth
    • Satellites
  • magnetopause
    • Magnetotail
    • Plasma
    • Wind
    • March
    • Magnetic
    • Bow
    • Shock
    • Solar
    • October
    • September
    • Magnetosphere
    • Satellites
  • double star
    • Star
    • Esa
    • Mission
    • Space
    • March
    • Operations
    • Science
    • Scientific
    • Years
    • October
    • Data
    • February

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Cluster II (spacecraft), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Cluster II (spacecraft) with Mission overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Cluster II (spacecraft) — Mission overview · splits 49 ⟂ 18
Cluster II (spacecraft) — Overview · splits 53 ⟂ 14
Cluster II (spacecraft) — Scientific objectives · splits 55 ⟂ 12
Cluster II (spacecraft) — History · splits 56 ⟂ 11
Cluster II (spacecraft) — Discoveries and mission milestones · splits 59 ⟂ 8
Cluster II (spacecraft) — Awards · splits 64 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Cluster II (spacecraft)

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples25
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Cluster II (spacecraft) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Science, Art & Regions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Cluster II (spacecraft) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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