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Boeing Launches Another Italian Satellite

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Monday, October 27th, 2008

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The Boeing Co. [BA] launched the third of four Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO), or SkyMed, spacecraft. A Delta II rocket procured from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for Thales Alenia Space Italia lifted off from Pad SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The COSMO-SkyMed spacecraft was deployed to low-Earth orbit approximately 58 minutes after liftoff. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. Boeing Launch Services orbited the first two…

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