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Cosmo-SkyMed second generation satellite launched

The all-Italian program for Earth observation

The COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Ministry of Defense, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, welcomes the first second-generation satellite. The satellite was successfully launched this morning at 9:54 am from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana. At 10.21 am, Leonardo's Fucino Space Center received the first signal from...

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Rome, Italy, 12/18/2019 13:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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