Rotation Period
01 May 2020 = 139.3 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
02 May 2020 = 145.5 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
03 May 2020 = 127.3 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
04 May 2020 = 142.0 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
05 May 2020 = 113.6 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
06 May 2020 = 105.4 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
07 May 2020 = 95.5 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
AO-73 continues to maintain a very stable attitude and is spinning about the Z-Z axis with increasing Nutation.
On May 7th at 1650utc AO-73 again commenced eclipse periods with an eclipse of 12 seconds.
By May 14th they will have increased to 12 minutes per orbit.
73 de Colin VK5HI.