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Back Orbit of the Cluster satellites on 17 March 2007

Orbit of the Cluster satellites on 17 March 2007


Date: 21 April 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.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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