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Italian ASI: the third COSMO-SkyMed satellite ready to launch

Rome, Italy - The launch from Vandenberg Air Force base

Everything is ready at the Vandenberg Air Force base in California for the launch of the third satellite in the Earth Observation constellation, COSMO-SkyMed, on a Boeing Delta II rocket. The liftoff is scheduled for October 24 at 7:28 p.m. local time. The Italian system COSMO–SkyMed, which represents the first dual-use constellation for Earth Observation, includes four satellites equipped with s...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1095541
Rome, Italy, 10/21/2008 14:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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