First off, I do not want to "2nd guess" the Engineering team.
JUst read the "post" that AO-95 was still very close to another "object".
I just was wondering, if AO-95 is TOO close to another "object", maybe "object" is "blocking" the RX antenna, or did RX antenna get "knocked" off ?
Opinions ? Everybody has them. HiHi
Francis - W1FXX
When I heard about the troubles, that's kind of the first thing I was thinking too, maybe the antenna broke off. Hope that isn't the case though, because that's awful hard to fix while in orbit.
On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 3:31 PM Francis Geraci [email protected] wrote:
First off, I do not want to "2nd guess" the Engineering team.
JUst read the "post" that AO-95 was still very close to another "object".
I just was wondering, if AO-95 is TOO close to another "object", maybe "object" is "blocking" the RX antenna, or did RX antenna get "knocked" off ?
Opinions ? Everybody has them. HiHi
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Hi Francis,
That is one thing we are looking into, handily I am well acquainted with the ExseedSat team lead and since we were in the deployer next to each other and performing the integration together we have discussed the possibility that we got to be too close friends somehow and are still that way or perhaps remained too close even to the point of antenna deploy and perhaps interfered with each other's deploy. TLE indicated separation is perhaps the only way to guesstimate that though. If it gives us something to maybe model or relate to past missions, we might be able to infer that a possible cause was that we may have been close for a while up to and including our antenna deploy times and something may have happened as a result of that. It would at least provide one possible path to follow in looking for causes and maybe (and I mean MAYBE) a solution. Keep on watching for clues, thanks!
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 12/16/2018 15:30, Francis Geraci wrote:
First off, I do not want to "2nd guess" the Engineering team.
JUst read the "post" that AO-95 was still very close to another "object".
I just was wondering, if AO-95 is TOO close to another "object", maybe "object" is "blocking" the RX antenna, or did RX antenna get "knocked" off ?
Opinions ? Everybody has them. HiHi
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I'm sure that this is being considered, but I'll extend the thought anyway: If there has been a collision that may have damaged or sheared off the RX antenna, could other damage have occurred that might be identifiable via telemetry? What I'm thinking of is possible damage to one or more solar cells. Would damage, perhaps resulting is reduced current flow or voltage levels, be discernible through the telemetry? Are there other items of the surface of AO-95 that, if damaged, might reveal that damage through telemetry.
Thanks to all the volunteers that have worked so hard to make the FOX series an outstanding success!
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 12/16/18 10:48 PM, Jerry Buxton wrote:
Hi Francis,
That is one thing we are looking into, handily I am well acquainted with the ExseedSat team lead and since we were in the deployer next to each other and performing the integration together we have discussed the possibility that we got to be too close friends somehow and are still that way or perhaps remained too close even to the point of antenna deploy and perhaps interfered with each other's deploy. TLE indicated separation is perhaps the only way to guesstimate that though. If it gives us something to maybe model or relate to past missions, we might be able to infer that a possible cause was that we may have been close for a while up to and including our antenna deploy times and something may have happened as a result of that. It would at least provide one possible path to follow in looking for causes and maybe (and I mean MAYBE) a solution. Keep on watching for clues, thanks!
Jerry Buxton, NØJY
On 12/16/2018 15:30, Francis Geraci wrote:
First off, I do not want to "2nd guess" the Engineering team.
JUst read the "post" that AO-95 was still very close to another "object".
I just was wondering, if AO-95 is TOO close to another "object", maybe "object" is "blocking" the RX antenna, or did RX antenna get "knocked" off ?
Opinions ? Everybody has them. HiHi
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