AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

28 Jan 2022 = 2.38 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
29 Jan 2022 = 2.35 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Jan 2022 = 2.36 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
31 Jan 2022 = 2.29 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
01 Feb 2022 = 2.30 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Feb 2022 = 2.29 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 Feb 2022 = 2.31 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

AO-73 remains in a relatively stable attitude spinning about the Z-Z axis with the Z-Z axis slowly precessing about AO-73’s centre of mass.
While doing the analysis this past week I have been questioning “where to from here in respect to spin”.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

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