ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
PR 15 2012 - Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end of the mission is being declared.
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