RAFT STATUS:

RAFT is operational for over 2.5 hours and telemetry shows the system operational with battery voltages slowly charging up. The first pass showed volts halfway through eclipse at 7.3, but the second pass showed volts further into eclipse gaining at 7.8 volts. Full charge is 8.4 volts.

Telemetry shows we are getting a low-power shut down before the end of eclipse since the telemetry counter is re-starting at the start of the sunny side. We expect voltage to continue to improve and so are doing no commanding at this point.

Temperatures were about 0 deg C on the first pass, but improving to about 2 deg C on the second pass.

Signals require a good oscar array, and we could use some Additonal telemetry. Just send anything you get. Thanks

Web page: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande-raft-ops.html

Bob Bruninga US Naval Academy Satellite Lab