Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Samba (part of Cluster quartet, Cluster 2 FM7) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency (and 250 international scientific investigators) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Space Physics |
Class of Orbit |
Elliptical |
Type of Orbit |
Deep Highly Eccentric |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
17007 |
Apogee (km) |
120923 |
Eccentricity |
0.689692705913586 |
Inclination (degrees) |
90.5 |
Period (minutes) |
3430.28 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
478 |
Power (watts) |
220 |
Date of Launch |
16-07-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
4 yrs. |
Contractor |
Dornier Systems (Astrium) and 35 subcontractors |
Country of Contractor |
International |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz |
COSPAR Number |
2000-041B |
NORAD Number |
26411 |
Comments |
Collection of four spacecraft flying in formation around the earth, relaying detailed information about solar wind´s affect on our planet in three dimensions. |