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SMOS completes early orbit phase
 
4 December 2009   ESA’s SMOS satellite has recently completed its first phase of life in orbit – the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), which means that all the systems are working as they should and the satellite is ready for full commissioning.
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Skipper Liz Wardley sets sail
Sailors braving treacherous waters for science
 
1 December 2009   Scientists working to validate data from ESA’s water mission SMOS, launched in November, will get help from skippers competing in the SolOceans around-the-world single-handed race.
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20 November 2009   First SMOS data received
19 November 2009   SMOS satellite instrument comes alive
3 November 2009   SMOS forms three-pointed star in the sky
2 November 2009   Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit
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