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Tas: ESA's first EarthCare mission tool

Shipment from its UK facility

Thales Alenia Space (TAS) shipped today the broadband radiometer (BBR), a scientific instrument for the European Space Agency’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite mission. Designed and built by TAS in the United Kingdom, it was shipped to satellite prime contractor Airbus integration center in Friedrichshafen, Germany.The EarthCARE mission, developed in co-operation w...

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Rome, Italy, 03/15/2018 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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