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CryoSat-2 in orbit: launch live today on ESA's website
Rome, Italy - At over 700 km above the Earth will observe the ice thickness accurate to within one centimetre
CryoSat, ESA's ice mission, is scheduled for launch today at 15:57 CEST (13:57 UT). Live web streaming starts at 15:35 CEST (13:35 UT). CryoSat-2 will be placed into orbit 700 km above the Earth by a Russian Dnepr rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch operator is Kosmotras. CryoSat will be the third of ESA’s Earth Explorer satellites in orbit, following the l...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency