An experimental spy satellite that was deemed "lost" after eluding detection for decades has finally been found. "The S73-7 satellite has been rediscovered after being untracked for 25 years," astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said in an April 29 post on X, formerly Twitter. He says it reappeared on April 25, citing Space Force data.
  • Jo Miran
    39•6 months ago

    Lost? Nah. That little guy just took its spy job seriously.

  • LostXOR
    12•6 months ago

    Interesting, according to Wikipedia it’s only in an 800km orbit. I’m surprised it wasn’t detected sooner as it’s pretty big (66cm diameter).

    • lnxtxEnglish
      7•6 months ago

      Maybe it was detected and tracked as a space trash until now.