[amsat-bb] Sunny Side Up

Simon (HB9DRV) simon at hb9drv.ch
Fri Aug 15 03:55:36 PDT 2008


Some satellite tracking software shows whether a satellite is in sunlight or not.

I assume that this is to know whether it's being powered by the solar cells when the battery is defunct.

Is there any other reason to know whether a satellite is in sunlight or the shade?

Simon Brown, HB9DRV


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