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NASA is go for SWOT launch.

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Launch Director: Go for launch.

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Nine, eight, seven,

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six, five, four,
three, two, one.

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Engine ignition.
And the liftoff.

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Liftoff of SWOT.

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Our first global survey of
Earth's surface water to study

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how this ever changing resource
affects our climate.

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I'll get on it. Supersonic.

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I thank you.

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Safe separation confirmed.

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And we just.

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And there you go.

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Live video of stage one and two.

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And back ignition.

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And there's a good look at that.

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And back engine coming to life.

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Fairing separation confirmed.

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SWOT payload separation
confirmed.

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There you go You got good video.

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And we're hearing some cheering
here at the mission director

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Center at Vandenberg Space
Force Base.

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We are hearing

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the CNES team
confirming to our NASA team

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that we have acquisition of
signal with the SWOT spacecraft.

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That's fantastic news.