2.2.6 spase://CDPP/Observatory/AMDA/Cluster Cluster Cluster, ESA Magnetospheric Mission 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z Cluster is a constellation of four spacecraft flying in formation around Earth. They relay the most detailed information ever about how the solar wind affects our planet in three dimensions. The solar wind (the perpetual stream of subatomic particles given out by the Sun) can damage communications satellites and power stations on Earth. The original operation life-time of the Cluster mission ran from February 2001 to December 2005. C. Philippe Escoubet (ESA Project Scientist) spase://SMWG/Person/Christophe.Philippe.Escoubet ProjectScientist Cluster home page (ESA) http://sci.esa.int/cluster Information about the Cluster mission Earth.Magnetosphere Earth.Magnetosheath Heliosphere.NearEarth Earth.Magnetosphere.Polar 2000-12-01T00:00:00 Start of full orbit coverage: 2002-06-01T00:00:00