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

[Darryl Smith]

Thanks Bob. 

I just found the average speed of ISS is 27,685.7 KM/H. This means that it
travelled about 242,526,732 KM per the year. Probably closer to
300,000,000
KM when you take into account that it was on board from the beginning of
August 2005 to mid-September 2006. Strangely this number is around the
same
distance light travels in 1000 seconds. In other words it was going pretty
fast.

I hate it when I mostly answer my own questions

Darry


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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, 28 December 2006 7:44 AM
To: 'Darryl Smith'; 'VK / ZL APRS Users'; vk4tec at tech-software.net
Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] VK APRS Satellite data for 24/12/06

> 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
 
> Thanks
> 
> Darryl
> 
> ---------
> Darryl Smith, VK2TDS POBox 169 Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia
> Mobile Number 0412 929 634 [+61 4 12 929 634 Int] - 02 9618
6459 
> www.radio-active.net.au/blog/ -
www.radio-active.net.au/web/tracking/
> 
> 
> -----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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