[amsat-bb] Re: Release spin rate query.

... a satellite released from its launch adaptor with a spin rate of in excess of 30rpm! (36rpm?)

RAFT cubesat (5" cube) was released with a spin rate of 80 RPM due to a separation failure between the two cubesats (one antenna stuck to the other).

See http://www.usna.edu/Users/aero/bruninga/ande-raft-ops.html

But 3 months later, the spin was down to essentially zero. Unfortunately, we did not track that spin over time, other than to notice 3 months later it was zero.

Bob, WB4APR