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Italy and India together to study the Earth

Rome, Italy - The mission Oceansat-2 will start in summer

Indian space agency's (ISRO) mission scheduled for this summer and dubbed Oceansat-2 will carry an Italian instrument: ROSA (Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmosphere). Aim of the cooperation between ASI (Italian Space Agency) and India is the study of environmental conditions of the Earth and the atmosphere. This and other future agreements were discussed during a meeting on Friday in presence, for...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104948
Rome, Italy, 05/25/2009 08:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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