Cluster II


Name of the satellite Cluster II
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)