CryoSat-2 launch: teams in intense preparation   CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) at ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009. LEOP: Every minute counts     CryoSat-2 Flight Control Team members during simulation training 16 December 2009 Dedicated coverage 24 hours/day     CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009. Image shows Attitude & Orientation Control System engineer Franz Marchese on console.   CryoSat-2 Mission Control Team in Main Control Room (MCR) ESA/ESOC, 8 December 2009. Preparations continue right up to launch     Post-simulation debrief: Flight Operations Director Pier Paolo Emanuelli sits, at right, while Spacecraft Operations Manager Nic Mardle writes on the whiteboard. Release date: 22 January 2010