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CLUSTER II-FM5 (RUMBA)

DecayedPayloadHEO

CLUSTER II-FM5 (RUMBA) is a European Space Agency (ESA) (and 250 international scientific investigators) payload satellite, launched on August 9, 2000 into HEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 9, 2000 at 11:13 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U-PVB
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Cluster Rumba & Tango

Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
130,779 km
Periapsis
209 km
Inclination
146°
Orbital period
3195.94 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency (ESA) (and 250 international scientific investigators)
Manufacturer
Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors
Users
Government
Launch mass
551 kg
Dry mass
478 kg
Power
224 W
Design lifetime
4 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-045A
NORAD catalog №
26463
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
1.9953 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 22, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 22, 2025
Time in service
25.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed