AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

03 Apr 2020 = 30.6 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
04 Apr 2020 = 38.6 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
05 Apr 2020 = 38.9 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
06 Apr 2020 = 41.5 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
07 Apr 2020 = 48.0 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
08 Apr 2020 = 46.0 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
09 Apr 2020 = 64.8 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)

AO-73 continues to rotate in the reverse direction.
It is difficult to differentiate whether the rotation is a tumbling rotation or a heavily Nutated rotation.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

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