Bora Bora from Space&amp;#8230;This dramatic aerial photograph of Bora Bora was taken by France and Italy&rsquo;s recently launched Pleidades-HR Satellite in January of 2012. The satellite orbits the Earth at an altitude of 694&amp;#160;km (431 miles). Pleiades is made of two &ldquo;small satellites&rdquo; (mass of one ton) offering a spatial resolution at nadir of 0.7&amp;#160;m and a field of view of 20&amp;#160;km.