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Launch of ESA’s gravity mapping satellite delayed
 
16 March 2009

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Launch tower at Plesetsk
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The tower supporting the launcher that will carry GOCE into orbit on Monday 16 March 2009. The picture, taken on 11 March, shows the wintery conditions at the launch site.

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2009
 
 
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