> I have attached the TLE I got this morning from JSPoC/CARA. Looks like a close match. We are in the process of engaging the Deep Space Network to see if they can get a signal lock. They (JPL/DSN) are in the process of digging up 13-year old configuration files for that attempt. The DSN has evolved since then so some adjustments to their system setups will be required.
> I have no schedule estimate yet for when that first attempt will be made. If we are able to get signal lock and verify that it is IMAGE, we will setup a MINIMAL ops setup to verify telemetry/command and make an initial assessment of the health and viability of the spacecraft bus. I don't have a credible schedule prediction yet for that step either.
> Thank you for all of your efforts for IMAGE. IMAGE made ~39 new discoveries about the Earth's magnetosphere and plasma-sphere. At the time it stopped radiating, NASA HQ ranked IMAGE as the 2nd most valuable space-physics mission flying. A follow-on mission called MMS, with a 4-spacecraft constellation is currently flying, in part, to follow up on these discoveries.