Rotation Period
29 Apr 2022 = 5.43 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Apr 2022 = 5.55 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
01 May 2022 = 5.50 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 May 2022 = 5.10 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 May 2022 = 5.15 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 May 2022 = 5.50 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 May 2022 = 5.29 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.
The “event” on the 22nd April appears to have affected both the spin and the attitude of AO-73 this last week.
73 de Colin VK5HI.