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Telespazio: Cosmo-SkyMed doubles from the US base of Vanderberg

Rome, Italy - Scheduled for Thursday morning the launch of the second satellite

"Vandenberg Air Force Base again will have some Italian flavor this week when a Delta 2 rocket is set to carry aloft that nation's second Earth-imaging satellite of the year. The 12-story-tall Delta is scheduled for liftoff at 6:31 p.m. Wednesday from Space Launch Complex-2. Unlike most missions, this one has an extremely tight launch window each day - one second only - to get off the ground so...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082989
Rome, Italy, 12/04/2007 18:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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