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'Lost' satellite finally found after orbiting undetected for 25 years | Live Science

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The tracking data enabled the rediscovery of a long-lost satellite, S73-7, aiding space traffic management by updating the database of space debris, which includes planetary rings and surveillance efforts by entities such as the National Reconnaissance Office. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell analyzed tracking data archives to make this discovery.

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