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SMOS ready to ship to launch site

Submit on Friday, May 29th, 2009 05:58

ESA’s next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has recently passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later this year. The satellite can now be prepared for its journey to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, from where it is to lift off aboard a Rokot launcher.
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