AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation/Tumbling Period

17 Dec 2021 = 4.95 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
18 Dec 2021 = 5.09 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
19 Dec 2021 = 5.09 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
20 Dec 2021 = 5.50 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
21 Dec 2021 = 5.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
22 Dec 2021 = 4.95 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
23 Dec 2021 = 5.14 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

During this this last week AO-73 has remained in a complex tumbling attitude.
The graphic below is from the 23rd December and highlights the randomness of the tumble observed during the last week.


73 de Colin VK5HI.

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