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CLUSTER II-FM7 (SAMBA)

OperationalPayloadHEO

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Launch

Launch date
July 16, 2000 at 12:39 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz-U-PVB →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Cluster Salsa & Samba
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
130,901 km
Periapsis
466 km
Inclination
149.91°
Orbital period
3208.6 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency (ESA) (and 250 international scientific investigators)
Manufacturer
Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors
Users
Government
Launch mass
1,200 kg
Dry mass
478 kg
Power
220 W
Design lifetime
4 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-041A
NORAD catalog №
26410
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
1.9953 m²
Status
Operational