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CLUSTER II-FM6 (SALSA)

DecayedPayload

CLUSTER II-FM6 (SALSA) is a European Space Agency (ESA) (and 250 international scientific investigators) payload satellite, launched on July 16, 2000. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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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

Spacecraft

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

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-041B
NORAD catalog №
26411
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
1.5849 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 8, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 8, 2024
Time in service
24.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed