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Cluster spacecraft identifiers, nomenclature and plotting guidelines

Note - this information is reproduced/adapted a website maintained by Mike Hapgood:
jsoc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/pub/cluster_ids.html, and was correct at the time of writing. For an up-to-date version, please visit the website
Spacecraft identification        
ESA name Rumba Salsa Samba Tango
Launch date 2000/08/09 2000/07/16 2000/07/16 2000/08/09
ESA no. 1 2 3 4
COSPAR ID 2000-045A 2000-041B 2000-041A 2000-045B
USSPACECOM cat. no. 26463 26411 26410 26464
CSDS code C1 C2 C3 C4
ESIC FD code S1 S2 S3 S4
ESA flight model no. FM5 FM6 FM7 FM8
         
Plotting guidelines        
Colour Black Red Green Magenta
Line style Solid Dashed Dotted Dash-dot-dot-dot
Symbols (line segments) Cross Plus Asterisk Star
Symbols (solid filled) Square Diamond Circle Triangle

  1. ESA no. This is the spacecraft ID used in Cluster operations by ESOC and JSOC.
  2. COSPAR ID (also known as the International Designation). This ID is assigned by World Data Center A for Rockets and Satellites at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center following spacecraft launch. It is the unique designator that is required for all spacecraft under international law. It takes the form YYYY-LLLI, where YYYY is the year of launch, LLL is the launch number and I is a letter that distinguishes the different items launched.
  3. USSPACECOM catalogue number (also known as the NORAD catalogue number). This is the catalogue number assigned by NORAD when an object is first tracked.
  4. CSDS code. This is the two-character spacecraft code used in the data products produced by the Cluster Science Data System (CSDS).
  5. ESOC FD code. This is the two-character spacecraft code used in the names of orbit and event files produced by ESOC Flight Dynamics.
  6. ESA Flight Model number. These are the numbers used by ESA during the construction and ground testing of the Cluster-II spacecraft. Note that this sequence follows on from that used for the construction and ground testing of the original Cluster-I spacecraft.
  7. Symbols. The first set of symbols are made out of line segments, whereas the second set may be either outlines or solid-filled. Note that asterisks have 6 legs and stars have 5 points.


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Steve Schwartz 2005-03-26