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CLUSTER II-FM8 (TANGO)

OperationalPayloadHEO

CLUSTER II-FM8 (TANGO) is a European Space Agency (ESA) (and 250 international scientific investigators) payload satellite, launched on August 9, 2000 into 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
567.8 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