Rotation Period
13 Nov 2020 = 519 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
14 Nov 2020 = 569 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
15 Nov 2020 = 620 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
16 Nov 2020 = 734 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
17 Nov 2020 = 879 seconds (from averaged panel temperatures)
18 Nov 2020 = 1032 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
19 Nov 2020 = 1877 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
20 Nov 2020 = 3090 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
21 Nov 2020 = 3229 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
22 Nov 2020 = 3563 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
23 Nov 2020 = 3113 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
24 Nov 2020 = 2520 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
25 Nov 2020 = 2670 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
26 Nov 2020 = 3120 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
27 Nov 2020 = 4256 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
28 Nov 2020 = 4170 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
29 Nov 2020 = 3720 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
30 Nov 2020 = 3555 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
01 Dec 2020 = 5010 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
02 Dec 2020 = 3315 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
03 Dec 2020 = 3270 seconds (from WOD panel temperatures)
Around the 26th November AO-73 ceased rotating in the reverse direction.
On the 30th November it was observed to be rotating in the reverse direction for a short period.
On the 1st December the short term WOD retrieved from the real time telemetry defied analysis.
A 3 day WOD supplied by Dave G4DPZ allowed a +/- analysis around the 1st December which highlighted a complex reversal cum roll sequence with a period of 5010 seconds.
Long story short. AO-73 is again rotating with normal spin rotation with a low to medium level of Nutation.
73 de Colin VK5HI.