GOCE Goes at Last

Credit: ESA
The European Space Agency’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite was launched Mar. 17, following a 24-hr. hold, using a Russian Rockot launch vehicle from Plesetsk. The hold on the previous day—with 7 sec. left on the clock—was due to an issue with the launch...

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