Oldest Transmiting Satellite

[Pi314]

LES1 has been in orbit for 46 years. Although abandoned long ago, it still transmits at 237 MHz every four seconds as a result of its tumble. Nice project for amateur radios guys.

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2013/radio_archeology.htm#.UgafkL4o6Uk

 

[turbosat]

duracells?

 

[kodaz]

the article called it space junk and there is much more up there! so... Chicken-little was right , the sky could fall at any time . heh

 

[rglore]

duracells?

Photocells

 

[Pixl]

Wow, doing a Google image search to see what LES1 looks like brings back many naughty pictures of LES bians mixed in with the sat pictures.

PLEASE LOG IN TO GET RID OF THESE ADS!

 

[xtgold]

wonder what the original goal for it was

 

[Jim S.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Experimental_Satellite

 

[Pi314]

Oldest operational satellite appears to be GOES 3 launched in 1978. Below is a link for other really old birds still operational:

http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2012/04/24/oldest-working-satellites/