PSAT now in safe mode

battery dropped down below 7 volts for the first time
psat_20072015

PSK telemetry
15:44 UTC
W3ADO-5 beacon A 004 68 35 775 245 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 005 71 47 765 245 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 006 37 24 765 244 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 007 53 28 760 245 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 008 34 33 746 243 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 009 87 23 753 244 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 010 90 34 740 243 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 011 99 36 727 241 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 000 12 23 741 241 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 001 43 36 726 240 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 002 53 25 677 230 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 003 65 31 624 215 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 004 99 36 685 232 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 005 87 47 577 201 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 006 84 28 602 210 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 007 50 23 617 213 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon A 008 87 23 525 186 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon A 009 40 23 580 203 +20

psat_transponder_20072015_1544
active stations: OZ4ZT, SV2MJY and MI6FHJ

17:25 UTC
W3ADO-5 beacon A 018 00 23 775 247 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 019 03 23 765 246 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 020 00 23 768 247 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 000 12 23 770 244 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 001 09 23 741 243 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 002 12 23 725 241 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 003 00 23 708 241 +23
W3ADO-5 beacon A 004 00 23 622 215 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 005 00 23 603 209 +22
W3ADO-5 beacon A 006 03 23 653 223 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 007 03 23 522 184 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 008 09 23 558 197 +21
W3ADO-5 beacon A 009 06 23 533 189 +21

psat_spin_20072015_2.gif
empty transponder but you can clearly see the noise dips every 5.3 seconds => spin rate 11.3 rpm
 

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