TIL that "LES1", a satellite that had been abandoned in 1967, recently started transmitting again, after its batteries decayed, shorting the solar panels straight to the electronics

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2013/radio_archeology.htm#.UTnBuhzwioM



Submitted February 13, 2015 at 01:17AM by Pipinpadiloxacopolis http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vomtl/til_that_les1_a_satellite_that_had_been_abandoned/