[IGSMAIL-2922]: CHAMP launch

[Prof. Reigber]

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IGS Electronic Mail      11 Jul 09:24:22 PDT 2000      Message Number 2922
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Author: Chris Reigber

Dear colleagues,
the activities of the CHAMP satellite payload and
launch service teams at the launch site Plesetsk are
finished except the battery charging. The spacecraft
is mounted on the COSMOS rocket adapter and
the fairing has been closed today.

CHAMP will be launched on the planned date
        July 15, 12:00:00h UTC

Information on the CHAMP mission components,
latest news, webcast of the launch etc. you can find at
http://op.gfz-potsdam.de/champ/index_CHAMP.html

Best regards,
Chris 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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