We're holding out breath and hoping it comes back in January when it emergences from it's long winter night.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:51 PM To: 'Andrew Glasbrenner' Cc: 'amsat-bb' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which birds need to beilluminated...
Thanks, I have not been active for several months...was wondering why I was not hearing FO29
Mark Lunday WD4ELG Greensboro, NC - FM06be [email protected] http://wd4elg.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:30 PM To: Mark Lunday Cc: 'amsat-bb' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can someone please remind me which birds need to be illuminated...
Mark Lunday wrote:
with sunlight in order to function?
AO-7 - yes
AO-16 - ???
No longer usable under most circumstances, requires constant attention to stay on.
AO-27 - no
AO-51- no
FO-29 ???
Battery issues, requires full or near full illumination for the entire orbit. Not currently operational over the US. May return.
VO-52 - no
SO-50 - no
SO-67 - ???
Currently only scheduled for passes while illuminated.
73, Drew KO4MA
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