Space Probes and Missions of the European Space Agency / by Wiggins, Ronaldo, author 648348

“…The first four Cluster spacecraft were lost in the Ariane 5 flight failure on June 4, 1996, leading to the construction of four new spacecraft and their successful launching in 2000 on Soyuz-Fregat rockets. Cluster operated alongside China National Space Administration/ESA's joint Double Star mission from 2003 to 2007. …”
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