[amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which birds need to beilluminated...

[David Wing]

We're holding out breath and hoping it comes back in January when it
emergences from it's long winter night.


-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Mark Lunday
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:51 PM
To: 'Andrew Glasbrenner'
Cc: 'amsat-bb'
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can someone please remind me which birds need to
beilluminated...

Thanks, I have not been active for several months...was wondering why I was
not hearing FO29


Mark Lunday
WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC - FM06be
wd4elg at arrl.net
http://wd4elg.net
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner [mailto:glasbrenner at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:30 PM
To: Mark Lunday
Cc: 'amsat-bb'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can someone please remind me which birds need to be
illuminated...

Mark Lunday wrote:
> with sunlight in order to function?
>
>  
>
> AO-7 - yes
>
> AO-16 - ???
>   
No longer usable under most circumstances, requires constant attention 
to stay on.
> AO-27 - no
>
> AO-51- no
>
> FO-29 ???
>   
Battery issues, requires full or near full illumination for the entire 
orbit. Not currently operational over the US. May return.
> VO-52 - no
>
> SO-50 - no
>
> SO-67 - ???
>   
Currently only scheduled for passes while illuminated.

73, Drew KO4MA


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