FUNcube-1 active, first telemetry received

About 10 mins after separation, tlm has successlly been received, decoded, and uploaded to the data warehouse. There was a huge cheer here at BP. The first signals were received by ZS1LS in South Africa at 07:37 UTC. All main parameters on FUNcube look nominal; temp, battery voltage, solar panal charging rate, etc!

Electrical Power Subsystem - Latest update at: 2013-11-21 07:42:32 UTC
Name                             Value    Min.    Max.
Solar Panel Voltage X            4035 mV  122    4382
Solar Panel Voltage Y            3907 mV  134    4248
Solar Panel Voltage Z            3633 mV  150    4142
Total Photo Current              472 mA   1       501
Battery Voltage                  7886 mV  7389    7897
Total System Current             123 mA   4       343
Reboot Count                     721      N/A     N/A
EPS Software Errors              0        N/A     N/A
Boost Converter Temp X           15 C     14      36
Boost Converter Temp Y           14 C     13      35
Boost Converter Temp Z           15 C     13      35
Battery Temp                     14 C     12      33
Latch Up Count 5v1               0        N/A     N/A
Latch Up Count 3.3v1             0        N/A     N/A
Reset Cause                      5        N/A     N/A
Power Point Tracking Mode        1        N/A     N/A

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