[amsat-bb] American satellite started transmitting 46 years after being abandoned in 1967

Robert Bruninga bruninga at usna.edu
Mon Dec 7 23:16:31 UTC 2015


No, I was interested in the UHF uplink and UHF downlink,  Not the
microwave transponders...  If its there, the South American UHF Pirates
will probably fill it up pretty fast...

Bob

>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] American satellite started transmitting 46 years
after being abandoned in 1967

>how about this bob....

>
https://books.google.com/books?id=_azf94TByF8C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=LES1+fr
equency&source=bl&ots=Fozn5D5Kmu&sig=cCaZIOad1Z69kxOXSfIW4uP17B4&hl=en&sa=
X&ved=0ahUKEwiKtN_c48rJAhVK1mMKHc1gBy84ChDoAQg9MAY#v=onepage&q=LES1%20freq
uency&f=false

> on page 3:  8350 MHz rx and 7750 MHz tx
> telemetry 237.00 MHz


On 12/7/2015 3:55 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> LES1 had a bent-pipe transponder on it.  I wonder if the transponder
> came alive too?  Google might be able to find the uplinks and
> downlinks.  Bob
>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] American satellite started transmitting 46 years
> after being abandoned in 1967
>
> https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/10/23/american-satellite-started-t
> rans mitting-46-years-after-being-abandoned-in-1967/
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