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Launch set for US-European ocean-monitoring satellite


Launch set for US-European ocean-monitoring satellite The latest in a series of U.S.-European satellites designed to detect and measure ocean phenomena like El Nino is scheduled for launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket that will attempt to land its discarded first stage on a floating barge. If the launch is successful, the Jason-3 satellite would continue an unbroken record of more than two decades of sea level measurements from orbit. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, northwest of Los Angeles, was planned for a 30-second window at 10:42 a.m. PST Sunday, with a backup opportunity on Monday. Air Force meteorologists predicted 100 percent favorable weather for the launch, NASA said.   More



(Source: Fox 13 - Feb 5)

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