SMOS and Proba-2 ready for launch

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 03:49 in Astronomy & Space

The Russian State Commission has given the go-ahead to fuel the Rockot launcher that will take ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites into orbit. This formal authorisation confirms that launch can take place on 2 November at 02:50 CET (01:50 UT).

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