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Smos: pronti al lancio del satellite

Roma, Italia - Studierà l’umidità dei suoli e la salinità degli oceani. Il 21 briefing sulla missione al centro Esa Esrin di Frascati

Il lancio è in calendario per le 2:50 (ora italiana) del due novembre prossimo, dal cosmodromo russo di Plesetsk, 800 km a nord di Mosca. Dove il satellite Smos è arrivato un mese fa, il 17 settembre, subito dopo essere uscito dagli stabilimenti di Cannes di Thales Alenia Space. Seguendo il lancio di Goce, effettuato con successo lo scorso 17 marzo, Smos sarà così il secondo satellite a essere mes...

cla/mos - 1110231
Roma, Italia, 10/15/2009 13:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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