We heard Jugnu the last two nights between 5 and 9 PM UTC. We think the beacon may be turning off periodically due to a shortage of power. I dont know what the period of the cycle is since we don't have enough data points to reach a reasonable conclusion. There is no good reason for it to be a 24 hour cycle, so its possible its also turning on at times when we dont have visibility here. I'll update the list after tonight's passes as to whether the thing is actually cyclical as per visibility from our station. The data we have could also fit a scenario where it is audible only for a time after satellite enters eclipse, which makes some sense but seems unlikely. In that case, you would only be able to hear it on passes between 9-12 PM local time.

Regards Shashank

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Dinesh Cyanam dinesh@cyanam.net wrote:

Yeah. I am wondering the same too. Heard no reports about Jugnu in the last 3 days.

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