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ENVISAT as Seen by Pleiades Satellite

Huge Satellite Envisat is Dead in Space

By Tariq Malik published

After 10 years in space, the giant satellite Envisat's mission is no more.

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ENVISAT as Seen by Pleiades Satellite

Huge, Mysteriously Silent Satellite Spotted by Another Spacecraft

By Tariq Malik published

The massive Envisat satellite mysteriously went silent on April 8.

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Huge Satellite Poses 150-Year Threat of Space Debris

Huge Satellite Loses Contact with Earth

By Tariq Malik published

The Envisat satellite is 10 years old and the size of a school bus.

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This photo, taken by a DigitalGlobe Earth-observing satellite, shows the cruise ship Costa Concordia as it appeared from space on Jan. 17, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground in the Tuscan waters off of Giglio, Italy on Friday, January 13, 2012.

Satellite Spots Costa Concordia Shipwreck From Space

By Space.com Staff published

The image taken by a DigitalGlobe satellite shows the vast cruise ship as it appears from space.

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This image from NASA's Calipso satellite is a vertical profile from space that shows the June 3, 2011 smoke plume from the wildfires currently raging in Arizona. Here it is overlaid on an image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiomete

NASA Satellite Snaps 3 Billionth Photo of Earth

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Calipso satellite is five years old and observes the atmosphere.

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