SpaceHackadayabout 20 hours ago
The Heavy Disco-Ball Satellite Designed to Do... Nothing
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LAGEOS-1, launched in 1976, is a 407 kg sphere covered in corner cube retroreflectors. The satellite contains no electronics, power, or propulsion, serving a purely passive role by reflecting laser light back to its source.
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