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Cluster FM7 (C3)

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (France) on July 16, 2000, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 2000 · 12:39 UTCLaunch 2000-041Launch no. 4,409 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U-PVBvariant Fregat
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyStarsemFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 2000, 12:39
Launch designation
2000-041
Mission
Cluster FM7 (C3)
Flight name
Cluster FM6/FM7
Vehicle flight ID
A 15000-069/1003
Flight code
ST09

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
134,657 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.4 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Cluster Samba2000-041ANORAD 26410European Space AgencySpace science1,186 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 31, 2026
Cluster Salsa2000-041BNORAD 26411European Space AgencySpace science1,186 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 8, 2024

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.