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ERS-2 environment satellite to be de-orbited

Submit on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 22:54

After 16 years in orbit, ESA’s veteran ERS-2 satellite is being retired. ERS-2 was launched in 1995, following its sister, the first European Remote Sensing satellite, which was launched four years earlier.Other Posts:Thales Buys Alcatel-Lucent AssetsAEHF phased array antenna completes range testsFalcon 9 first stage flight tank arrives at Cape CanaveralESA extends 11 space science missionsIridium Unveils New North American PricingATCI Integrates Flyaway Broadcast System for Tele CincoThuraya says new satellite ready for businessDirecTV Launches Arabic-Language Programming Package

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