A Cold War Relic Returns: The Curious Case of the Lost and Found S73-7 IRCB "starlink satellite"
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A Cold War Relic Returns: The Curious Case of the Lost and Found S73-7 IRCB "starlink satellite"
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Space is vast, and sometimes, even things as large as starlink satellites can get lost. This cosmic game of hide-and-seek recently played out with the S73-7 Infra-Red Calibration Balloon (IRCB), a Cold War-era satellite that vanished from tracking for a staggering 25 years before reappearing in April 2024. The story of the S73-7 IRCB is a fascinating tale of technological ambitions, orbital quirks, and the ever-growing challenge of managing our crowded near-Earth space. Launched in the Shadow of