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Construction of Swarm satellites to begin

8 November 2007

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The three-satellite Swarm constellation will sense the global magnetic field in the Earth's crust with unprecedented accuracy and will allow a smooth connection to terrestrial data

Credits: Danish National Space Centre - Jan Rasmussen

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Swarm Project Managers Andrew Jones (left) from EADS Astrium Ltd (UK), Yvon Menard (centre) from ESA and Albert Zaglauer (right) from EADS Astrium GmbH (Germany) - celebrating Swarm entering the construction phase (Phase C/D) of the mission development.

Credits: EADS-Astrium GmbH

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Swarm moves off the drawing board with the beginning of Phase C/D

Credits: EADS Astrium GmbH

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Swarm cake to celebrate the kick-off of the construction phase of the mission development.

Credits: EADS-Astrium GmbH

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Mock-up in wood of the Swarm satellite. The mock-up is the actual size of the Swarm satellite and includes the long boom. One solar panel is open to show the tank and avionic units.

Credits: EADS-Astrium GmbH