"Lost" 1967 Satellite Transmits Phantom Signals

erco

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

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

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

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

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.

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

MikeDYur

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

This is for Heater:

MikeDYur

One more.

Heater.

Impressive.

Don't forget Goonhilly



or Jodrell Bank

Heater.

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

ASKME

Vintage is making a comeback.