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.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

06 Sep 2023 = 3.50 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
07 Sep 2023 = 3.41 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
08 Oct 2023 = 3.44 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
09 Oct 2023 = 3.39 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
10 Oct 2023 = 3.34 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
11 Oct 2023 = 3.31 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
12 Oct 2023 = 3.29 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

29 Sep 2023 = 3.67 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Sep 2023 = 3.73 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
01 Oct 2023 = 3.61 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Oct 2023 = 3.63 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 Oct 2023 = 3.62 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 Oct 2023 = 3.57 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 Oct 2023 = 3.54 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

15 Sep 2023 = 3.90 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
16 Sep 2023 = 3.93 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
17 Sep 2023 = 3.93 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
18 Sep 2023 = 3.90 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
19 Sep 2023 = 3.88 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
20 Sep 2023 = 3.87 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
21 Sep 2023 = 3.87 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
22 Sep 2023 = 3.87 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
23 Sep 2023 = 3.80 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
24 Sep 2023 = 3.80 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
25 Sep 2023 = 3.80 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
26 Sep 2023 = 3.80 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
27 Sep 2023 = 3.73 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Sep 2023 = 3.67 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD extracted from real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

08 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
09 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
10 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
11 Sep 2023 = 3.93 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
12 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
13 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
14 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

Latest WOD extracted from real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period
01 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
02 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
03 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
04 Sep 2023 = 4.04 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
05 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
06 Sep 2023 = 3.93 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
07 Sep 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)


Latest WOD extracted from real-time telemetry

73 de Colin VK5HI.

AO-73 : Funcube-1

Rotation Period

25 Aug 2023 = 3.96 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
26 Aug 2023 = 3.93 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
27 Aug 2023 = 4.07 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
28 Aug 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
29 Aug 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
30 Aug 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)
31 Aug 2023 = 4.00 seconds (from the Sun Sensor Data)

73 de Colin VK5HI.