RegularJoe@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) amateur radio satellite was launched in 1974, expected to last 5 years, but a battery failure meant it had to run off of its solar panels. It's still operating.hackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up10
arrow-up10external-linkThe AMSAT-OSCAR 7 (AO-7) amateur radio satellite was launched in 1974, expected to last 5 years, but a battery failure meant it had to run off of its solar panels. It's still operating.hackaday.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink