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[IGSMAIL-5341]: Congratulation to the COSMIC Team - Successful Launch!
- To: Bill Kuo <kuo @ ncar.ucar.edu>, John Dow <John.Dow @ esa.int>, farias @ bipm.org (Felicitas Arias), Yoaz.E.Bar-Sever @ jpl.nasa.gov, beck @ NRCan.gc.ca (Norm Beck), beutler @ aiub.unibe.ch (Gerhard Beutler), gblewitt @ unr.edu (Geoff Blewitt), Henno.Boomkamp @ esa.int, claude.boucher @ espace.gouv.fr, cbpro @ club-internet.fr, "Caissy, Mark" <caissy @ NRCan.gc.ca>, capitain @ danof.obspm.fr (Nicole Capitaine), Remi Ferland <rferland @ NRCan.gc.ca>, gend @ gfz-potsdam.de (Gerd Gendt), Manuel Hernandez Pajares <manuel @ mat.upc.es>, Hugentobler Urs <urs.hugentobler @ aiub.unibe.ch>, Angelyn.W.Moore @ jpl.nasa.gov, ruth.e.neilan @ jpl.nasa.gov, Carey Noll <Carey.E.Noll @ nasa.gov>, Chris Rizos <c.rizos @ unsw.edu.au>, rothacher @ gfz-potsdam.de (Markus Rothacher), Tilo Schoene <tschoene @ gfz-potsdam.de>, Ken.Senior @ nrl.navy.mil, rweber @ mars.hg.tuwien.ac.at, RWONNACOTT <rwonnacott @ sli.wcape.gov.za>, James.F.Zumberge @ jpl.nasa.gov, serafin @ ucar.edu (Bob Serafin, NCAR), rocken @ ucar.edu (Chris Rocken), anthes @ ucar.edu, Anthony.J.Mannucci @ jpl.nasa.gov, afreeman @ mail.jpl.nasa.gov, John LaBrecque <John.LaBrecque @ nasa.gov>, "Miller, Jj (HQ-CA000)" <jj.miller @ nasa.gov>
- Subject: [IGSMAIL-5341]: Congratulation to the COSMIC Team - Successful Launch!
- From: "Ruth E. Neilan" <ruth.neilan @ jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:57:21 -0700
- Cc: igsmail @ igscb.jpl.nasa.gov, ggos @ igscb.jpl.nasa.gov
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IGS Electronic Mail 15 Apr 07:57:38 PDT 2006 Message Number 5341
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Author: Ruth Neilan
Dear colleagues -
The COSMIC constellation of six satellites launched successfully
yesterday from Vandenberg Airforce base in California.
Congratulations to the entire COSMIC team and special regards to Bill
Kuo, a new IGS Governing Board member and the Director of the COSMIC
Program Office at UCAR. Here are a few links to keep you informed of
this exciting mission:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060414_cosmic_mino_launch.html
http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/
http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/cosmic.shtml
COSMIC AT-A-GLANCE (taken from the COSMIC home page)
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Name: COSMIC - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology,
Ionosphere & Climate
FORMOSAT-3 - Taiwan's Formosa Satellite Mission #3
What: GPS/MET research - meteorological data collection, using the
Global Positioning System
Purpose: To gain inexpensive vertical profiles of temperature and
moisture across the globe with high spatial and temporal resolution
How: By intercepting GPS signals with a satellite-based receiver and
inferring the deviations in each signal's straight-line path caused
by temperature and moisture gradients
All the best - Ruth
cc: IGS Mail, GGOS Mail
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