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GOCE Earth explorer satellite to look at the Earth's surface and core
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Aug 22, 2008 |
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The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet – the geoid - with unprecedented resolution and ...
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ESA announces new Earth Explorer missions
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May 23, 2006 |
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The European Space Agency announced Tuesday the shortlist of new Earth Explorer mission proposals within its Living Planet Program.
GOCE launch: Mapping the Earth’s gravity as never before
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is about to launch the most sophisticated of Earth Observation satellites to investigate the Earth’s gravitational field with unprecedented resolution and accuracy.
U.S. launched 1st satellite 50 years ago
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the United States' first satellite to orbit the Earth.
Launch of European gravity probe delayed
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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The launch of a pioneering European satellite designed to map Earth's gravity field was delayed due to technical problems and will take place Tuesday, Russia's Khrunichev Space Centre said.
SMOS water mission on track for launch
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite can take place between July and October this year, ESA, CNES and the prime contractor Thales Alenia Space are now making detailed preparations ...
February launch for ESA's CryoSat ice mission
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Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As members of the media visit IABG’s spacecraft test centre in Germany to learn more about ESA’s CryoSat mission and view the satellite, a new target launch date of 28 February 2010 has been ...
SMOS arrives safely at Russian launch site
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Sep 18, 2009 |
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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 ...
GOCE gravity satellite moves to launch pad
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Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With liftoff just five days away, ESA's GOCE spacecraft - encased in the protective half-shells of the launcher fairing - has been transported from the cleanroom and installed in the launch ...
Soil moisture and ocean salinity satellite ready for launch
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
March launch planned for GOCE gravity mission (Video)
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite - now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows implementation of the corrective ...
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