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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Kalifornien - In der NASA-Nutzlastverarbeitungsanlage auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base in Kalifornien wird der NOAA-N Prime-Satellit mit Solarzellen bestrahlt. NOAA-N Prime ist der neueste polar umkreisende Umweltwettersatellit, der von der NASA für die National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration entwickelt wurde. Der Satellit soll am 4. Februar an Bord einer Delta-II-Rakete vom Luftwaffenstützpunkt Vandenberg starten. Bildnachweis: NASA / Robert Hargreaves Jr., VAFB KSC-2009-1482

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Kalifornien - In der NASA-Nutzlastverarbeitungsanlage auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base in Kalifornien wird der NOAA-N Prime-Satellit mit Solarzellen bestrahlt. NOAA-N Prime ist der neueste polar umkreisende Umweltwettersatellit, der von der NASA für die National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration entwickelt wurde. Der Satellit soll am 4. Februar an Bord einer Delta-II-Rakete vom Luftwaffenstützpunkt Vandenberg starten. Bildnachweis: NASA / Robert Hargreaves Jr., VAFB

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