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Satellite:
CLUSTER-C
Satellite details
Acronym
CLUSTER-C
Full name
CLUSTER-C
Satellite Description
3rd unit of Cluster satellites, also named "Samba".
Main mission: Space weather, specifically in the Magnetosphere.
Mass at launch
1200 kg
Dry mass
650 kg
Power
224 W
Data access link
http://caa.estec.esa.int/caa/
Data access information
Data available from centres of the distributed Cluster Science Data System (CSDS).
Orbit
Cross-magnetosphere orbit
Altitude
Inclination
90
°
Space agency
ESA
, NASA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
09 Aug 2000
EOL
≥2026
Last update:
2021-01-27
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
CLUSTER-C
Acronym
Full name
EFW
Electric Fields and Waves
FGM
Fluxgate Magnetometer
STAFF
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuations
WHISPER
Waves of High Frequency and Sounder for Probing of Density by Relaxation
WBD
Wide Band Data
EDI
Electron Drift Instrument
CIS
Cluster Ion Spectrometry experiment
PEACE
Plasma Electron and Current Analyzer
RAPID
Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detectors
ASPOC
Active Spacecraft Potential Control
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
CLUSTER-C
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed