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.

 

[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/