NASA lost contact with a satellite 12 years ago. An amateur just found its signa

[myteaquinn]

Interesting read.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-lost-contact-with-a-satellite-12-years-ago-an-amateur-just-found-its-signal/ar-BBIxeGG?li=BBnb7Kz

[BoomboxDX]

Would love to know more about the amateur astronomer's equipment, but his blog has no info on it whatsoever. Just that he monitors the 2.2-2.3 GHz range, looking for control telemetry from secret satellites. I'm guessing he uses an SDR and a dish...

[Pigmeat]

Well that eliminates Al and I.

When was in my teens and early twenties, I used spotting satellites as a way to pick-up girls at the weekly keggers out in the country. If you knew where NNW was you could spot the brighter ones heading across the sky to the S.E. I was stunned when I pointed one out and girls were interested. It was a real airhead eliminator.

Odd that girls that age seemed to be impressed with guy whose set of skills went beyond, "Hold my beer and watch this!"?

[WA4FHY]

You might want to give these links a try:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-image-confirmed
and
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/01/28/long-dead-nasa-spacecraft-wakes-up/
and
https://twitter.com/cgbassa?lang=en