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BID : ANS-138.01
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Subj: AO-40 Update
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From: W4DPH@W4DPH.#TPA.FL.USA.NOAM
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 138.01 From AMSAT HQ
Silver Spring, MD. May 18, 2003
To All Radio Amateurs
BID: $ANS-138.01
Active magnetorquing of AO-40 to hold ALON relatively steady and begin to
lower ALAT has begun. On 18 May 2003 ALON/ALAT was approximately 329/7. A
better determination will be possible now the ALAT has dropped below 15
degs. and the earth enters the camera field of view.
Hopefully passbands will be on soon during the first half of the orbit, if
all goes well.
The A-blk "message of the day" section now includes height, Lon/Lat of the
subsatellite point, and ALON/ALAT. All of these values are generated by the
IHU-1 software based on its orbital and magnetorquing calculations.
ALON/ALAT is also updated from the ground when a new magnetorquing command
is issued.
[ANS thanks Stacey, W4SM, for the above information]
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