[amsat-bb] AO-92

[Burns Fisher]

As has been said on the BB and FB a number of  times, both 85 and 92 are
suffering battery problems.  85's problems seem to have been fatal,
although that's what we thought about AO-7.  It's worth listening every
once in a while.  92 was turned off before the batteries totally shorted.
Every once in a while the command team tries turning it it for a bit just
in case.  Sometimes it sends telemetry, sometimes it comes up in what we
call COR mode (carrier operated repeater--a mode that does not require the
IHU), but with relatively little power.  You can look at the telemetry on
the server and see that as of the last telemetry the solar panels were
pumping out power, but the voltage was low, so I would assume the batteries
are approaching a short.  It would be nice if they opened up as AO-7 did so
we would have it in the daytime.  Ditto AO-85 and 51 for that matter.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 11:01 AM Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  Thanks Mark. Curious... seen on the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status
> Page this morning that YO2MKK on 10-18-2020 at 13:16:30 UTC heard the
> AO-85.I question his input.
> Jerry...W8RQM
>
>
>
>
>     On Sunday, October 18, 2020, 10:39:22 AM EDT, Mark Johns, K0JM <
> k0jm.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  AO-85 is gone, too. See https://www.amsat.org/status/  for current
> information.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, KØJM
> AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
> Brooklyn Park, MN USA  EN35hd
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> On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 9:27 AM Gerald Witalec via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >  How about AO-85? I did not see it on my Android this morning when I
> updated Keps
> > Jerry...W8RQM
> >
> >
> >    On Sunday, October 18, 2020, 9:55:19 AM EDT, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >  >
> > > So I just learned today that AO-92 is dead. Does anyone know what
> happened?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > It's not officially dead (as far as I can recall... I think they are
> never
> > called "dead" until they re-enter).  Also, it seems to turn on now and
> > again (it was on and being used about a week ago, according to SatNogs
> > observations and the amsat status page).  I've also caught at least one
> > pass where it was partially on (I caught what appeared to be a beacon,
> but
> > with no DUV telemetry - and it was weak and didn't sound right either),
> > about 2 weeks ago.
> >
> > The problem seems to be battery life issues, btw.
> >
> > --Roy
> > K3RLD
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