SMOS and Proba-2 satellites installed in launch tower

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 13:07 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- 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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