AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

23 Sep 2022 = 2.82 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
24 Sep 2022 = 2.87 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
25 Sep 2022 = 2.87 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
26 Sep 2022 = 2.94 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
27 Sep 2022 = 2.94 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Sep 2022 = 2.95 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
29 Sep 2022 = 3.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

AO-73 continues spinning about the Z-Z axis at a fast rate with the Z-Z axis very slowly precessing about AO-73’s centre of mass in a not so stable attitude.

The latest WOD extracted from the realtime telemetry.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

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