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Archive for March 13, 2009
‘Supermodel’ satellite set to fly
March 13, 2009 by alikat.
“Europe is set to launch one of its most challenging space missions to date.
The Goce satellite will map minute variations in the pull of gravity experienced across the planet.
Scientists will use its data to improve their understanding of how the oceans move, and to frame a universal system to measure height anywhere on Earth.
The super-sleek spacecraft will go into orbit on a modified intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in north-west Russia.
According to Reiner Rummel, Technical University of Munich, “This is the most beautiful satellite that has ever been built .” read the article
Watch an animated 360º view of the GOCE satellite on ESA website.
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