AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

01 Apr 2022 = 3.04 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Apr 2022 = 3.11 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 Apr 2022 = 3.11 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 Apr 2022 = 3.24 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 Apr 2022 = 3.34 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
06 Apr 2022 = 3.41 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
07 Apr 2022 = 3.49 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

AO-73 continues spinning about the Z-Z axis with the Z-Z axis slowly precessing about AO-73’s centre of mass in a non-stable attitude.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

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