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Cluster FM5 (C1)

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (France) on August 9, 2000, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 9, 2000 · 11:13 UTCLaunch 2000-045Launch no. 4,413 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U-PVBvariant Fregat
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyStarsemFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 9, 2000, 11:13
Launch designation
2000-045
Mission
Cluster FM5 (C1)
Flight name
Cluster FM5/FM8
Vehicle flight ID
A 15000-070/1004
Flight code
ST10

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
134,664 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.4 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Cluster Rumba2000-045ANORAD 26463European Space AgencySpace science1,186 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 22, 2025
Cluster Tango2000-045BNORAD 26464European Space AgencySpace science1,186 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 1, 2026

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