Platform:
CLUSTER-II
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CLUSTER-II
Synonymous Platform Names:
Platform-based Instruments:
Orbit
Orbit Inclination:
90.7 degrees
Period: 620 m
Perigee: 19,000 km
Apogee: 119,000 km
Orbit Type: HEO > Highly Elliptical Orbit
Period: 620 m
Perigee: 19,000 km
Apogee: 119,000 km
Orbit Type: HEO > Highly Elliptical Orbit
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Description
The aim of the Cluster mission is to study small-scale structures of the
magnetosphere and its environment in three dimensions. To achieve this, Cluster
is constituted of four identical spacecraft ...
magnetosphere and its environment in three dimensions. To achieve this, Cluster
is constituted of four identical spacecraft ...
Online Resource:
Platform Logistics:
Design Life:
9 years
Launch Date: 2000-07-16
Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia
Primary Sponsors:
ESA
NASA
