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Long-Lost US Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator - Slashdot
Tilley, an amateur radio operator living in Canada, found a "zombie" military satellite that was supposed to shut down in 1972. NPR reports: Recently, Tilley got interested in a communications satellite he thought might still be alive -- or at least among the living dead. LES-5, built by the...
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LES 5
LES 5 (Lincoln Experimental Satellite 5) was an experimental military UHF communications satellite.