French Pleiades Satellite Aiding Effort To Revive Envisat

Credit: CNES Concept/Pierre Carril
PARIS — The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Envisat spacecraft remains stable in orbit after unexpectedly ceasing communication with ground stations April 8, according to optical, radar and laser observations of the spacecraft. With a recovery effort under way, ESA and its international partners are...

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