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Cancelled the latest launch of "Cosmo SkyMed 4": another delay

Vandenberg, USA - Due to a problem linked to the battery. Next lift-off not before 48 hours

New delay for the launch of the Italian satellite "Cosmo SkyMed 4", scheduled for last night at 3:20am from the base of Vandenberg, California. Previously, already twice the lift-off, originally scheduled for 4:28 am (Italian time) of the night between 29 and 30 October, had been delayed: the first time it was postponed for 48 hours due to a small defect in the external propellant loading (see AVIONEWS),...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1122433
Rome, Italy, 11/03/2010 11:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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