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Thales Alenia Space: the Jason-3 satellite launched -VIDEO

Rome, Italy - By a Falcon 9 rocket (Space X)

The Jason-3 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, was successfully launched by a Falcon 9 rocket (Space X) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite will be placed into the same orbit as Jason-2, at an altitude of 1,336 kilometres with an inclination of 66 degrees, to provide virtually blanket coverage of all ice-free ocean surfaces. Its weight at launch...

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Rome, Italy, 01/18/2016 14:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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