Data beamed from Russia Mars probe ‘deciphered’ [RIA NOVOSTI]

Russian specialists have deciphered telemetry data received from a wayward Mars probe, but have yet to find out the cause of its erratic behavior, a space industry source said on Thursday.

“Some data” on the spacecraft’s condition were obtained, but it was not yet clear how “functional” it was, the source said.

Earlier in the day, a Russian space station in Kazakhstan’s Baikonur received a signal from the Phobos-Grunt, which has been stuck at a low-Earth orbit since after its launch.

The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said attempts to get in contact with the spacecraft would continue until it enters “the thicker layers of the atmosphere.”

バイコヌールからフォボス・グルントのテレメトリ取得に成功したそうです！　これは大きいですね。