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CLUSTER II-FM8 (TANGO)
Operational
Payload
HEO
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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
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
131,887 km
Periapsis
494 km
Inclination
150.15°
Orbital period
3242.55 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)
2000-045B
NORAD catalog №
26464
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
1.5887 m²
Status
Operational