SMOS arrives safely at Russian launch site
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 07:35
in Astronomy & Space
After leaving Thales Alenia Space in the south of France on 15 September, ESA’s SMOS Earth Explorer has arrived safely at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, where it will be prepared for launch on 2 November.
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