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Italian ASI: one week to the launch of Goce, the drill that will calculate Earth's gravitational field

Rome, Italy - Departure scheduled for March the 16th

The wait is over: Goce (Gravity Field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer), the first of a series of ESA (European Space Agency) satellites dedicated to Earth exploration, Earth Explorer, is ready for launch. The drill's departure, on-board of launcher Rockot, is fixed for March the 16th in Plesetsk spaceport, about 800 km north of Moscow. Main industrial contractor of Goce is Thales Alenia...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1100856
Rome, Italy, 03/09/2009 17:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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