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AVIONEWS at COSMO-SkyMed event (2): now under-control of the Telespazio Fucino Space Center

Rome, Italy - Operating the third satellite of the Italian system

Fucino Space Centre (Finmeccanica/Thales) successfully acquires the third COSMO-SkyMed satellite At 05:35:43 Italian time of Saturday, the third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation was duly acquired by Telespazio’s Fucino Space Centre, which will be in charge of its operations for the mission’s entire duration. The satellite had been successfully launched 67 minutes ear...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1095734
Rome, Italy, 10/27/2008 11:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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