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Tue 11 Nov 2009TCD celebrates input in twin satellites launch
A NEWLY launched satellite will enable us for the first time to watch for signs of climate change on a global scale. The Smos spacecraft will be able to detect sudden melting in polar regions but also monitor changes in the great ocean currents that stabilise our weather.
The Smos (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite was successfully launched from a Russian base at 1.50am Irish time yesterday in tandem with another probe that has strong Irish involvement.
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