According to the morning numbers from Space Track, ARISSat-1 is down to 191 km, and losing about 1.5 km per orbit, or about 1 km per hour. The drag effects are increasing rapidly, so TODAY would be an excellent time to make any last minute QSOs through the transponder. Thanks to those who are keeping live telemetry flowing.
This is one tough satellite!
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
1504 UTC pass on January 3 was quite loud - and long - here in western NC. (Supposed to have been only 36 degree pass, but I suspect that isn't correct :-) )
Philip N4HF
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Alan P. Biddle [email protected] wrote:
According to the morning numbers from Space Track, ARISSat-1 is down to 191 km, and losing about 1.5 km per orbit, or about 1 km per hour. The drag effects are increasing rapidly, so TODAY would be an excellent time to make any last minute QSOs through the transponder. Thanks to those who are keeping live telemetry flowing.
This is one tough satellite!
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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anyone care to make predictions on re entry? or anyplace someone can see current locations? it is incredibly clear and cold here, it would be neat if we could actually watch her come in.
Joe WB9SBD
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On 1/3/2012 9:11 AM, Philip Jenkins wrote:
1504 UTC pass on January 3 was quite loud - and long - here in western NC. (Supposed to have been only 36 degree pass, but I suspect that isn't correct :-) )
Philip N4HF
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Alan P. Biddle[email protected] wrote:
According to the morning numbers from Space Track, ARISSat-1 is down to 191 km, and losing about 1.5 km per orbit, or about 1 km per hour. The drag effects are increasing rapidly, so TODAY would be an excellent time to make any last minute QSOs through the transponder. Thanks to those who are keeping live telemetry flowing.
This is one tough satellite!
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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It is 17 miuntes ahead of my 5 day old keps... Heard in Maryland at 11:43 EST (1643z).
Bob
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 descending rapidly
anyone care to make predictions on re entry? or anyplace someone can see current locations? it is incredibly clear and cold here, it would be neat if we could actually watch her come in.
Joe WB9SBD
The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 1/3/2012 9:11 AM, Philip Jenkins wrote:
1504 UTC pass on January 3 was quite loud - and long - here in western
NC.
(Supposed to have been only 36 degree pass, but I suspect that isn't correct :-) )
Philip N4HF
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Alan P. Biddle[email protected]
wrote:
According to the morning numbers from Space Track, ARISSat-1 is down to
191
km, and losing about 1.5 km per orbit, or about 1 km per hour. The drag effects are increasing rapidly, so TODAY would be an excellent time to
make
any last minute QSOs through the transponder. Thanks to those who are keeping live telemetry flowing.
This is one tough satellite!
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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program!
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17 minutes ahead of my 5 day old keps
The N2YO tracker seemed pretty close for AOS and LOS at my QTH: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=37772
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM [email protected]
Hi!
According to the morning numbers from Space Track, ARISSat-1 is down to 191 km, and losing about 1.5 km per orbit, or about 1 km per hour. The drag effects are increasing rapidly, so TODAY would be an excellent time to make any last minute QSOs through the transponder. Thanks to those who are keeping live telemetry flowing.
I wanted to see what passes I might have for ARISSat-1, and used the pass prediction utility on the AMSAT web site. I'm at the office, and don't have my personal laptops with their tracking programs handy. It is now showing only 3 more passes, two tonight and one at 1555-1600 UTC tomorrow. Even if I chose to see the next 50 passes, I only get data for these 3 passes.
Space-Track.org has a "TIP message" from a few hours ago predicting a decay time of 0534 UTC tomorrow +/- 11 hours. I suppose that is consistent with what I saw from the pass prediction utility on the AMSAT web site. Time is running out.......
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
participants (6)
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Alan P. Biddle -
Bob Bruninga -
JoAnne Maenpaa -
Joe -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Philip Jenkins