MISSION NAME
Cluster
Status
Failure
DATE
4 JUN 1996
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Description
A constellation of four ESA spacecraft. These were intended to fly in a tetrahedral formation, and was inteded to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere.
Ariane 5 G
Rocket Description
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.