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COSMO-SkyMed: in orbit the first Italian dual satellite

Avezzano, Italy - Greater emotion for the event that marks an advance in all the space sector followed in direct by AVIONEWS

An emotion started at this morning 2:30 am and a memory that will remain in the mind of all the people that had the fortune to be present at an unique event for Italian Country. Instants of tension when from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, it is arrived the communication of wishing to exploit all the launch window (14 minutes) to verify and analyze until the last minute all the details. There’s n...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1075121
Rome, Italy, 06/08/2007 12:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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