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Cluster Technical Challenges and Scientific Achievements

Escoubet, C. P.; Goldstein, M. L.; Taylor, M. G. G. T. +5 more

The Cluster mission has been operated successfully for 14 years. As the first science mission comprising four identical spacecraft, Cluster has faced many challenges during its lifetime. Initially, during the selection process where strong competition with SOHO was almost fatal to one of them, finally both missions were merged into the Solar Terre…