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![]() September 29, 2005 CRYOSAT READY TO BE LAUNCHEDESA’s CryoSat spacecraft is to be launched on a Rockot vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on Saturday, October 8. CryoSat will
measure the ice at the Earth’s poles with previously unattained accuracy. On this occasion, ESA will organize a launch event at ESA/ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, from 15:30 to 20:00. ESA senior management and specialists will be on hand at ESRIN for explanations and interviews. All live transmissions are carried free-to-air. For broadcasters, complete details of the various satellite feeds (on Eutelsat W2) are listed at http://television.esa.int. For the general public, a launch transmission via Astra 1G has again been organized, with all schedule and transmission details online at http://television.esa.int/photos/Astra.pdf. Media representatives wishing to follow the event at ESA/ESRIN, or the rebroadcast transmission at the ESA establishments, are requested to fill
in the registration form and to fax it back to the place of their choice. ### Franco Bonacina This text derived from http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cryosat/SEMJHW4Y3EE_0.html Recommend this Article to a Friend Back to: News |
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