SMOS and Proba-2 installed in launch tower
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:21
in Astronomy & Space
In readiness for launch on 2 November, ESA’s SMOS and Proba-2 satellites – encapsulated in the launcher fairing – have been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch tower at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
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