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Satellite Cheops arrivato in aereo cargo Antonov in Guyana

Il lancio avverrà a metà dicembre

Cheops (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), costruito da Airbus a Madrid, è stato caricato nell'aereo da trasporto cargo Antonov che mercoledì lo ha portato a Kourou, nella Guyana francese. Dopo l'arrivo, il veicolo spaziale è stato preparato per il lancio che avverrà a metà dicembre tramite un lanciatore Soyuz. Airbus si occuperà delle operazioni di lancio e della messa in orbita del satellite oltre...

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Tolosa, Francia, 10/18/2019 12:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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