Amateur astronomer discovers NASA's 'dead' satellite IMAGE lost 13-years ago in space Amateur astronomer discovers NASA's 'dead' satellite IMAGE lost 13-years ago in space Amateaur Astromoer, Scott Tilley, In An Attempt To Find The Location Of SpaceXâs Super-secret Spy Satellite Zuma, Discovered The Long-lost NASA Satellite While Scouring The Skies. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 31 Jan 2018, 10:12:09 PM New Delhi: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Wednesday that the satellite found by an amateur astronomer is indeed its long-lost IMAGE spacecraft believed to be dead. Amateaur astromoer, Scott Tilley, in an attempt to find the location of SpaceX’s super-secret spy satellite Zuma, discovered the long-lost NASA satellite while scouring the skies.