SMOS and Proba-2 liftoff!
Sunday, November 1, 2009 - 21:35
in Astronomy & Space
As planned, SMOS and Proba-2 have travelled out of the Russian mission control centre’s range of radio visibility. The first SMOS signal is expected to be received by the ground station in Hartebeesthoek, South Africa, after separation from the launcher just after 04:00 CET (03:00 UT). Sweden’s Kiruna ground...
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