'Ice explorer' ready for launch

[Rick]

The European space agency's mission to assess the state of the world's ice cover is likely to launch in February.

The Cryosat spacecraft will go into orbit on a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the agency has announced.

The satellite is a rebuild of the mission that was destroyed in 2005 when its launcher failed just minutes into its flight.

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