Re: smap 15-003A/40376

From: Tristan Cools via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 22:28:47 +0100
Ok thanks Alain, the rotation period was just a rough guess.   I'll try
again next time.

gr, tristan
BWGS

2018-01-07 21:24 GMT+01:00 Alain Figer <alain.figer_at_gmail.com>:

> Rotation period of SMAP has been almost constant since October 2015 at
> about 4.10 - 4.15 seconds.
>
> See  my last observing note about it at :
> https://www.flickr.com/groups/1983844_at_N22/discuss/72157648528894683/
> 72157690793684584
>
> By the way my observations are in full agreement with the MMT data issued
> by the russian site astroguard.
>
> Regards
>
> Alain
> 48.67° N ; 2.13° E ; 170m a.s.l.
>
> 2018-01-07 18:23 GMT+01:00 Tristan Cools via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org
> >:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My first satellite observation of 2018 today at 16:56UTC: 2015-03A/40376
>> or
>> the NASA satellite Smap is tumbling with a period of about 1s.  No
>> chronograph with me.
>>
>> The satellite was already a failure almost 6 months after launch, it had a
>> large dish antenna.  I wonder, with a tumble like that why it hasn't been
>> torn of in the meantime...
>>
>>
>> greetings,
>>
>> Tristan Cools
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