AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

29 May 2020 = 20.9 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
30 May 2020 = 20.3 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
31 May 2020 = 20.0 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
01 Jun 2020 = 20.8 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
02 Jun 2020 = 21.2 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
03 Jun 2020 = 21.5 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
04 Jun 2020 = 21.1 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)

This week AO-73 has commenced its complex tumbling phase due to its non-central Moment of Inertia.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

Leave a Reply