Signal from the OLDEST Sat - Observation 13668473: TRANSIT 5B-5 (965)

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This old satellite is amazing (It’s almost 3 times my age hehehehehe)

I love receiving signals from it (See my most recent reception HERE)

Here’s a really good community thread:

The Transit mystery

I believe there is a chance that Transit 5E-5 and Transit 5B-5 were swapped, and the satellite we are receiving today may be 5E-5. A few months ago me and @xerbo have found an old document talking about US spacecraft, which among others goes into detail about the Transit series, which the notorious Transit 5B-5 is a part of. If you aren’t aware, the Transit 5B-5 satellite is currently the oldest known spacecraft still actively transmitting a signal (launched in 1964). This signal also isn’t ju…

Another thread about zombie satellites (What is a zombie satellite):

Zombie Satellite (Requirements)

Well… today (2024-11-13UTC) I was able to receive some signal from UoSAT-2 (OSCAR-11) here in Brazil (See my post on Twitter/X HERE). With that I came across a big question (It may seem stupid to some. I apologize for that) Are there “official” requirements for the definition of a zombie satellite?? UoSAT-2 was launched in 1984 but apparently it was not “DEAD” but rather turned off for a period. Apparently there is a “requirement” which is: The satellite cannot be controlled by its operators…

Regarding possible data sent by Transit, see this super interesting post:

Investigating Transit - Part 1 :: xerbo.net