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Joint Chinese/European mission ready for launch
 
22 December 2003

Double Star
Double Star's satellite pair study space weather around the Earth. One satellite circles the Earth's Equator, the other flies over the poles.

Credits: Chinese National Space Administration
 
 
Double Star Programme (DSP)
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This mission consists of two satellites, the equatorial satellite DSP-E (Tan Ce 1), following a 550 x 60 000 kilometre orbit, inclined at 28.5 degrees to the Equator and the polar satellite DSP-P (Tan Ce 2) following a 350 x 25 000 kilometre orbit inclined at 90 degrees to the Equator.

Credits: Chinese National Space Administration
 
 
Cluster
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Artist's impression of Cluster.
 
 
Double Star logo


Credits: ESA
 
 
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