SWOT Satellite Readied for Shipment to the U.S. from Cannes, France

After more than a year in assembly, integration and testing at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Cannes, France, the SWOT satellite (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) is making final preparations to depart for its forthcoming launch from the United States.

"This pioneering mission will be the first to conduct a systematic global survey of Earth’s wat…