ESA - SMOS - Watch the SMOS and Proba-2 launch live

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An Earth Explorer Mapping soil moisture and ocean salinity Improving our understanding of the water cycle Introducing a novel use of technology Facts and figures

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Achim Hahne, Project Manager Susanne Mecklenburg, Mission Manager Matthias Drusch, Mission Scientist Jordi Font, Co-Lead Investigator Yann Kerr, Co-Lead Investigator Manuel Martin-Neira, Instrument Principal Engineer Guillermo Buenadicha, Payload Operations Engineer Andrés Borges, EADS CASA Espacio Payload Project Manager Roger Jegou, Launch Campaign Manager Norrie Wright, Payload Data Ground Segment Manager

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Watch the SMOS and Proba-2 launch live

30 October 2009
Live web streaming of the SMOS and Proba-2 launch on Monday 2 November starts at 02:20 CET (01:20 UT). Liftoff is scheduled to take place at 02:50 CET (01:50 UT). Streaming of the separation and Acquisition of Signal starts at 04:00 CET (03:00 UT) for SMOS and at 05:59 CET (04:59 UT) for Proba-2.

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