[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 update

[i8cvs]

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Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:56 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 update

> This is an update on the ARISSat activities.
> We had a telecon with the  ARISSat team in Russia. Here is the situation
> as described by them. The Russian  suit battery that was intended to be
> used on ARISSat was used during testing  both on the ground and onboard
> ISS when it first arrived. When it was tested  prior to the planned April
> 12 operation, it was discovered that the battery was  low on charge.
> The suit battery's are specified for only five cycles of  charge.

Hi Lou, W5DID

Do you know how many number of charging cycles the above battery has
been already charged by the Russian team ?

Tanks for this information.

73" de

i8CVS Domenico

> It was decided to not recharge the battery at this time in order to  keep
> the number of cycles as low as possible and thus saving the battery for
> the actual mission. That deployment is currently scheduled for July 26.
> We are still  trying to get more information on the storage status and the
> battery health from  the Russian team. We will keep you informed as we
> prepare for the eventual  deployment of ARISSat.
>
>
> Lou McFadin
> W5DID
> ARISS US Hardware  manager