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Satellite Lost For 46 Years Sends Signals To Earth Again, But People Are Not Happy

This satellite is the communications satellite LES-1. In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States launched several such communications satellites, from LES-1 to LES-9, which were relatively small, weighing only about 32 kg, each with a horn antenna and an x-band transponder, as well as a 237 MHz signal transmitter, which were powered mainly by solar panels

How Long Would It Take For Humans To Reach Mars?

Of all the known rocky planets in the solar system, the one with the most similar natural environment to Earth is Mars, and exploration data show that Mars also has an atmosphere, four seasons of the year, and even a rotation period similar to that of Earth.