wwg@brambo.UUCP (Warren W. Gay) (03/30/89)
Yessiree folks, OSCAR-9 is still up there!
Is there a "When Does OSCAR-9 Burn Up?" contest brewing?
OSCAR-9 (UOSAT 1) Observations (From QTH 43.5 N 79.6 W)
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Mar 29 '89 0200z 29.510 Mhz beacon
I tried 21.002 & 14.002 Mhz-- didn't hear it.
Mind u, just thinking about it now I realized that
I forgot to re-tune my antenna tuner! Grrr!
0209z lost carrier
Telemetry:
08462 Battery Pack-A temp. 2.424 C
09600 Craft Facet +X temp. -25.452 C
00100 F100L computer 120 mA
01030 Solar Array +X 233.6 mA
02???
03210 Radiation Count A 8736
Mar 29 '89 0033z 29.510 Mhz beacon
0038z lost carrier
Telemetry:
09604 Facet +X temp -26.26 C
00000 F100L computer 0 mA
01360 Solar Array +X Current 603.2 mA
02686 Battery Half Voltage 6.9286 Volts
03000 Radiation Counter A
Mar 28 '89 0247z 29.510 Mhz
0253z lost carrier
Telemetry:
06422 HY (coarse) -9995 nT
07649 HZ (coarse) 19649 nT
08548 Battery Pack-A temp. -14.948 C
09597 Craft Facet +X temp. -24.846 C
Mar 28 '89 0118z 29.510 Mhz
0123z lost carrier
Telemetry:
05402 HX -12966
06402 HY -12575
07640 HZ +18488
08457 Battery Pack-A Temp. 3.434 C
09601 Craft Facet +X Temp. -25.6 C
02696 Battery Half Voltage 7.0296 Volts
04000 ? Radiation Detector B Count
09586 Space Craft Facet +X temp. -22.6 C
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