[IGSMAIL-2908]: CHAMP Low Earth Orbiter

[Prof. Reigber]

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IGS Electronic Mail      30 Jun 04:05:32 PDT 2000      Message Number 2908
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Author: Christoph Reigber

CHAMP Low Earth Orbiter

Today the CHAMP spacecraft and the German launch preparation team left
by
plane for the Plesetsk cosmodrome and will resume work in Plesetsk
tomorrow.

The CHAMP launch is scheduled for
     July 15, 2000 at 12:00:00 UTC

Any further news updates and details on CHAMP you will find at
     http://op.gfz-potsdam.de/champ/index_CHAMP.html

Ch. Reigber
CHAMP Project Director


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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Christoph Reigber
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ)
Div. 1: Kinematics and Dynamics of the Earth
Telegrafenberg A 17
D-14473 Potsdam
phone: +49 331 288 1100
fax:     +49 331 288 1111
email: reigber at gfz-potsdam.de
www: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de
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