[OZAPRS] VK APRS Satellite data for 24/12/06

[Robert Bruninga]

> How many miles did PCSAT2 go on its trip... And how is it now 
> that it is on the ground. 

About 365 days times 15 orbits per day times the circumference
of the earth... I guess.  It was a one year experiment on the
outside of the ISS.

>Have you had a chance to do an engineering analysis of the
>device to see how well it performed mechanically?

Yes, photos are on the PCSAT2 web page:

http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat2.html

No time to take it apart yet as we are woking the ANDE, RAFT,
NMARS and FCAL missions.

Bob, Wb4APR
 
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> Darryl
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au 
> [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
> Sent: Monday, 25 December 2006 3:30 AM
> To: vk4tec at tech-software.net; 'VK / ZL APRS Users'
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK APRS Satellite data for 24/12/06
> 
> Except that PCSAT2 is now back on the ground and no longer in
> service. 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au 
> > [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On Behalf Of Andrew Rich
> > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 7:46 PM
> > To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> > Subject: [OZAPRS] VK APRS Satellite data for 24/12/06
> > 
> > PCSAT2 435.275 Mhz 1200 Baud +/- doppler, ISS 145.800 MHz
1200
> Baud
> > 
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