AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

22 Dec 2023 = 2.17 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
23 Dec 2023 = 2.12 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
24 Dec 2023 = 2.17 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
25 Dec 2023 =
26 Dec 2023 = 2.18 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
27 Dec 2023 = 2.19 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Dec 2023 = 2.19 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 – Funcube-1

Rotation Period

15 Dec 2023 = 2.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
16 Dec 2023 = 2.11 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
17 Dec 2023 = 2.12 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
18 Dec 2023 = 2.09 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
19 Dec 2023 = 2.13 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
20 Dec 2023 = 2.11 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
21 Dec 2023 = 2.12 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

08 Dec 2023 = 2.03 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
09 Dec 2023 = 2.03 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
10 Dec 2023 = 2.13 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
11 Dec 2023 = 1.97 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
12 Dec 2023 = 2.06 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
13 Dec 2023 = 2.13 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
14 Dec 2023 = 2.08 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

01 Dec 2023 = 2.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Dec 2023 = 2.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 Dec 2023 = 2.02 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 Dec 2023 = 1.95 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 Dec 2023 = 1.97 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
06 Dec 2023 = 2.03 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
07 Dec 2023 = 2.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

24 Nov 2023 = 2.14 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
25 Nov 2023 = 2.13 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
26 Nov 2023 = 2.11 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
27 Nov 2023 = 2.09 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Nov 2023 = 2.07 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
29 Nov 2023 = 2.07 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Nov 2023 = 2.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

Congratulations to the AMSAT -UK team on the 10th Anniversary of the launch of AMSAT Oscar – 73.
What a magnificent bird it has turned out to be.
Congratulations to all those who were involved with getting AO-73 from concept to launch. Great job.!!!!
Kudos to all those who have managed the bird over the last 10 years.

17 Nov 2023 = 2.29 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
18 Nov 2023 = 2.27 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
19 Nov 2023 = 2.23 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
20 Nov 2023 = 2.21 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
21 Nov 2023 = 2.21 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
22 Nov 2023 = 2.18 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
23 Nov 2023 = 2.19 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period
10 Nov 2023 = 2.38 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
11 Nov 2023 = 2.38 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
12 Nov 2023 = 2.36 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
13 Nov 2023 = 2.48 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
14 Nov 2023 = 2.35 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
15 Nov 2023 = 2.35 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
16 Nov 2023 = 2.32 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

03 Nov 2023 = 2.50 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 Nov 2023 = 2.48 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 Nov 2023 = 2.46 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
06 Nov 2023 = 2.44 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
07 Nov 2023 = 2.40 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
08 Nov 2023 = 2.40 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
09 Nov 2023 = 2.38 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 – Funcube-1

Rotation Period

27 Oct 2023 = 2.77 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Oct 2023 = 2.71 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
29 Oct 2023 = 2.69 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Oct 2023 = 2.70 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
31 Oct 2023 = 2.61 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
01 Nov 2023 = 2.64 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Nov 2023 = 2.56 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)


Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from real-time telemetry.

Over the last 6 or 7 weeks we have noted a slight increase in the spin rate of AO-73 after a considerable period of “stable” spin.

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

My thanks to Terry VK5GU for downloading the telemetry last week.
Greatly appreciated.

13 Oct 2023 = 3.27 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
14 Oct 2023 = 3.22 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
15 Oct 2023 = 3.19 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
16 Oct 2023 = 3.15 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
17 Oct 2023 = 3.10 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
18 Oct 2023 = 3.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
19 Oct 2023 = 3.05 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
20 Oct 2023 = 3.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
21 Oct 2023 = 2.95 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
22 Oct 2023 = 3.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
23 Oct 2023 = 2.90 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
24 Oct 2023 = 2.84 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
25 Oct 2023 = 2.80 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
26 Oct 2023 = 2.78 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Over the last 6 weeks we have noted a slight increase in the spin rate of AO-73 after a considerable period of “stable” spin.

Latest WOD downloaded and extracted from the real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.