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Russia to launch European weather probe in October
Moscow, Aug 7, 2006 Russia is to launch a European weather satellite on October 7, the European Space Agency mission in Moscow said Sunday, giving a precise date for the launch after it was postponed three times in July. The date had been fixed "in close coordination with our Russian colleagues, who have to get the rocket ready," mission chief Alain Fournier-Sicre told AFP. The launch of the satellite named MetOp was postponed in July because of a series of technical problems with the Soyuz-2 launcher. The four-tonne satellite is the most complex of its kind, carrying around a dozen instruments for measuring weather patterns and transmitting back data. The European Space Agency says that this and two more satellites to be launched in coming years will provide higher quality data to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The three satellites are costed at 2.4 billion euros (three billion dollars). They will work in conjunction with weather satellites operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
BP pipeline leak closes down biggest US oilfield
London, Aug 7, 2006 British energy major BP was shutting down the biggest oilfield in the United States on Monday to tackle a pipeline leak, driving up oil prices on prospects that US output might fall by eight percent. |
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