Name of the satellite | Cluster II |
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Other name(s) | SC1 <=> FM5 <=> Rumba <=> 26463
SC2 <=> FM6 <=> Salsa SC3 <=> FM7 <=> Samba SC4 <=> FM8 <=> Tango <=> 26464 |
COSPAR designation | 2000-045A
2000-041B 2000-041A 2000-045B |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Alberto Gianolo |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | ESA-ESOC |
Country or Space Agency | ESA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=8
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/2000-045A.html |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 16-07-2000 (Salsa and Samba) 09-08-2000 (Rumba and Tango) |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ????? |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ????? |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 25485 / 4 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 124875 / 19.6 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 3420 / 57 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 15 |
Eccentricity | |
Inclination (°) | 90 |
Observed regions | All the magnetosphere (magnetopause, polar cusp, magnetotail, auroral zone), solar wind and bow shock. |
Observed waves | |
Name of the first experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer (FGM) |
Name of the second experiment | Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuations (STAFF) |
Name of the third experiment | Electric Field and Wave (EFW) |
Name of the fourth experiment | Waves of High frequency and Sounder for Probing of Electron density by Relaxation (WHISPER) |
Name of the fifth experiment | Wide Band Data (WBD) |