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Re:Abandoned in space in 1967, a US satellite has started tr... by kalleboo on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @04:27AM (#12853034)
Unlike this one that never worked properly, two other satellites launched in the same series, LES-8 and LES-9 are still functioning as designed. They were powered by RTGs (radioisotope thermoelectric generator) rather than batteries/solar though.
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