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    Orbit of the Cluster satellites on 17 March 2007

    Date: 21 Apr 2010
    Satellite: Cluster
    Copyright: ESA

    The four Cluster satellites orbit the Earth in a pyramidal configuration along a nominal polar orbit of 4 × 19.6 Earth radii (1 Earth radius = 6380 km). The image above depicts the configuration on 17 March 2007.


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