Posted on Apr 24, 2020
Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator
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Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator
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Intelligence
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Fascinating information, PO1 William "Chip" Nagel! I knew we had old and often dead satellites floating around, but I thought we had military units that kept up with every piece of space "junk" out there. In fact, I know an ANG unit that was supposedly assigned that duty at one time' however, they lost that mission several years back.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Hal Weeden, MBA We actually have a "Unit" not sure if the Air Force or Navy is in charge though. Operated by "Contractors" Mostly Ex-Military. GEODSS. They have a GEODSS Telescope on Diego Garcia and the Guy I knew that worked on it was Arthur French "Frenchy". Frenchy and I were in the Same Squad in Boot Camp and Served together on Adak, AK.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Hal Weeden, MBA While Officially listed as a US Gov't/Military Telecommunications Satellite considering the Manufacturers Continued Silence I'd be willing to Bet It is an ELINT Bird.
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MSgt Hal Weeden, MBA
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Although the ELINT angle makes sense from what you said, do you think 50-year-old ELINT technology would still be of any value?
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