Re: And I thought if Nanosail D was obseved flashing, means it's rotating

From: Marco Langbroek (marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl)
Date: Fri May 27 2011 - 08:52:34 UTC

  • Next message: Kevin Fetter: "Re: And I thought if Nanosail D was obseved flashing, means it's rotating"

    Op 27-5-2011 06:00, Kevin Fetter schreef:
    > At spaceweather it says for Nanosail D
    >
    > The curious variations suggest that the sail is tumbling
    >
    > And I thought if a satellite was observed flashing, means it's rotating, such as I have observed in no longer used geo sat's, and other things like AEHF 1 was after it was launched, dsp satellites and so on.
    >
    > Must be a fiqment of my imagination.
    >
    > Kevin
    
    
    Rotating, tumbling: two words for basically the same thing: movement around an 
    axis.
    
    With a rotation I think of a spin around a stable pointing axis (indicating 
    attitude control): with tumbling of a spinning motion with the direction of the 
    spin axis (attitude) not controlled.
    
    With Nanosail, the latter is more likely imho. So I think tumbling is the 
    correct word.
    
    - Marco
    
    
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