[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Battery

Anthony Monteiro aa2tx at comcast.net
Mon Jul 25 16:13:56 PDT 2011


Hi Clint,

The battery can run ARISSat-1 for about 6 days on
the ISS so it will still be almost fully charged
if they run it for just 1 day.

Once it is deployed, the solar panels will charge
the battery.

73,
Tony AA2TX

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On 7/25/2011 6:39 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
> OK - Charging of the ARISSat-1's battery is scheduled for July 27. And a test this weekend.
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> Will the battery be charged a second time - before EVA-29 on August 3?
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> What is the expected/anticipated battery "charge state" to be after the July 30 test? Good enough for deployment without another charge?
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> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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