Another one?
Aliens having some fun...
They did send them up in 1963 and there are still some up there.
I blame Hal.
How does it feel about imperfect biological units?
Who knew?
LES1 radio signal recovery, 2013
In February and March 2013, amateur radio sources announced that an amateur radio satellite enthusiast, Phil Williams (G3YPQ), from North Cornwall in southwest England, had detected signals from LES-1 and determined the source after searching for identifying information on the internet. LES-1 was determined to be tumbling at about a 4-second interval (rotation speed) as determined by distinctive fading of the signals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Experimental_Satellite#LES1_radio_signal_recovery,_2013
It’s only mostly dead.
Love, Miracle Max
Is this thing in a geostationary or low earth orbit? I ask because I have a receiver capable of 237 Mhz.
CC
Since the batteries are shot and it’s only powering up when the solar panels are oriented to draw enough light to power the transmitter and computer, is there enough fuel to send a series of commands to stop it’s tumble and keep itself positioned in an attitude allowing for constant sunlight? Is there even enough fuel onboard to execute the commands, and would the engines still be in good enough shape to fire? If so, then what do you do with with a satellite that’s been considered lost for over fifty years? Might be a good project for ham operators to tackle, if NASA lets them, just for kicks and giggles. Inquiring minds want to know............Hey, I’m bored. I love little repair jobs like this.
This is actually an old story.
So where is this thing? Is it in orbit, or is it in deep space?
Clint Eastwood denies fiddling around with it.
But he would say that, it’s classified.
Curious as to if the damaged Ionosphere has regenerated after 50+ years?
This is actually an article from november 2016, some parasite website mislabel the date to get hits
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2244633/abandoned-us-satellite-starts-transmitting-after-50-years/
For Sale:
Set of Solar panels, approximately 20 pounds, in good working order with only 6.8 billion miles on them
As is, Where is
Free to a good home
RF is magic
There’s no truth to the rumor that the satellite has been transmitting old reruns of I Love Lucy for the past 50 years.
Nomad
Late bloomer.