SMOS Proba-2 upper composite in launch tower

SMOS Proba-2 upper composite in launch tower

The upper composite, which holds the SMOS and Proba-2 satellites, is hoisted to the top of the service tower and then onto the lower stages of the Rockot launcher. SMOS and Proba-2 were installed in the launch tower on 27 October.

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ESA - S. Corvaja, 2009
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Observing the Earth Technology
SMOS Proba-2
Future EO
Spacecraft engineering Launchers and space vehicles Rockot