Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · Elliptical
Cluster is an magnetospheric research project, consisting of a constellation of four identical satellites. Part of the first Cornerstone Mission in the European Space Agency's long-term space science programme, the Cluster II satellites were built to replace the original Cluster mission, which was…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLUSTER II-FM7 (SAMBA) 2000-041A | Payload | re-entered 2026-08-31 | |
| CLUSTER II-FM6 (SALSA) 2000-041B | Payload | re-entered 2024-09-08 | |
| FREGAT R/B 2000-041C | Rocket body | re-entered 2000-07-17 |
COSPAR ID 2000-041. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).