[amsat-bb] Re: TechEdSat decay

Nico Janssen hamsat at xs4all.nl
Sun May 5 11:25:53 PDT 2013


Cubesat TechEdSat (38854, 1998-067CQ) decayed on Sunday May 5,
probably between 03:00 and 05:00 UTC.

73,
Nico PA0DLO


On 2013-05-03 11:33, Nico Janssen wrote:
>
> The decay of TechEdSat is now to be expected in the evening
> of May 4 (UTC).
>
> The satellite is still transmitting.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
> On 2013-04-24 21:52, Nico Janssen wrote:
>>
>> TechEdSat appears to be quite sensitive to changes in the density
>> of the upper atmosphere. Small changes in solar activity have a
>> large influence on the expected decay date of this satellite.
>> The decay of TechEdSat is now likely to occur sometime in the
>> first 6 or 7 days of May.
>>
>> 73,
>> Nico PA0DLO
>>
>>
>> On 2013-04-06 18:43, Nico Janssen wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Cubesat TechEdSat (38854, 1998-067CQ) may be expected to burn up
>>> in the Earth's atmosphere around April 25.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Nico PA0DLO
>>>
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