"Lost" 1967 Satellite Transmits Phantom Signals

erco · 2017-09-12 02:57

Sounds like the mysterious transmissions from "On the Beach".

1967, same as my Corvair. Maybe mine will come back to life on its own too.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/09/09/abandoned-in-space-in-1967-a-u-s-satellite-started-transmitting-again-in-2013/

MikeDYur · 2017-09-12 13:05

Cool story, do happen to know which one it is?

http://www.popsci.com/now-you-can-see-all-space-junk-floating-around-earth-real-time

DaveJenson · 2017-09-12 14:53

It is 1965-008C. http://stuffin.space/?intldes=1965-008C&search=LES

If you do a search on "LES" it appears in the list.

MikeDYur · 2017-09-12 15:16

Joined this site because I could:

https://www.space-track.org

And to see if I could get a good image of what's out there. But had to go here for images:

https://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/photo-gallery.html

The satellite catalog contains 42,933 entries.

What is the minimum size of objects that are maintained in the satellite catalog?
10 centimeter diameter or "softball size" is the typical minimum size object that current sensors can track and the JSpOC maintains in the catalog.

erco · 2017-09-12 15:19

stuffin.space is fantastic! I used to use NASA's J-track Java applet, which is dead now (Java WHO?) and paled in comparison.

Heater. · 2017-09-12 15:26

They don't make'm like the used too.

MikeDYur · 2017-09-12 15:50

They don't make these like they used too either.

This is for Heater:

MikeDYur · 2017-09-12 15:52

One more.

Heater. · 2017-09-12 17:03

Impressive.

Don't forget Goonhilly

or Jodrell Bank

Heater. · 2017-09-12 17:09

Still, this satellite back from the dead was detected by an amateur at home.

ASKME · 2017-09-13 13:35

Vintage is making a comeback.

"Lost" 1967 Satellite Transmits Phantom Signals

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