Cosmo-SkyMed 4 Will Provide Full Capability
Italian military officials are talking to several allied nations about using data from Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed radar satellite constellation, following launch of the final spacecraft. Cosmo-SkyMed 4 finally made it off the pad at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on the night of Nov. 5 atop a Boeing Delta II booster after a week-long wait, joining three other spacecraft lofted in June and December 2007 and October ... By Andy Nativi, Michael A. Taverna
Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Paris