Launch Date
August 9, 2000
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U-PVB
NORAD ID
26464
International Designator
2000-045B
Epoch
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:42:15 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
150.11°
Right Ascension
54.26°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
271.50°
Period
3241.78 min
Mean Motion
0.44 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
CLUSTER II-FM8 (TANGO)
Alternative Name
Cluster Tango
Type
Status
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 26464U 00045B 26181.94601251 .00015784 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 26464 150.1096 54.2616 9074788 271.4997 2.3331 0.44420098 20377
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.3
Diameter
2.9
Span
100
Dry Mass
550
Launch Mass
1186
Shape
Cyl + 4 Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.5887
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Cluster FM8 (C4)
Purpose
Magnetospheric Research
Mission
Magnetospheric Research
Manufacturer
ASTDF
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cluster
Configuration
Cylinder, spin stabilized
Motor
S400
Equipment
FGM, EDI, ASPOC, STAFF, EFW, DWP, WHISPER, WBD, PEACE, CIS, RAPID
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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