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Cluster II (spacecraft)

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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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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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…

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

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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

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