Re: FO-29 Silent since 9 July
From: Frank Wiesenmeyer
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:47:31 +0000
Hello Mineo:
I am sorry to report that I have not heard FO-29 since 9 July.
Untilthis time the telemetry data had been looking very good
with normal battery voltage, current and a temperature of 19 deg.
Solar array current outputhas been in excess of 1000 mA.
However, I have noticed that the satellitehas been in eclipses
in recent months and that they have been getting longer with a
current duration time of 17 minutes with no sun each orbit.
Have the command stations tried to turn FO-29 on?
As I remember this problem has happened before several years ago
during times of long eclipses. However FO-29 is now 23 years old
and I am much more worried about it's condition.
I am hoping FO-29 is just "off line" resting until the eclipse
times end or are shorter. I will be sending you recent telemetry
in afuture email.
Any information you can give me would be most welcome as I am
very worried about the condition of my favorite satellite and
good friend FO-29.
Mineo: Here are 3 recent FO-29 Reports. I hope the COMMAND STATIONS
can still communicate with FO-29. Here are my most recent telemetry
reports from July 8 and 9 up to the lastday FO-29 was transmitting
a signal.
I hope the COMMAND STATIONS can still communicate with FO-29.
There is noinformation anywhere on the condition of FO-29.
If you have any information on the health and condition of FO-29,
please send it to me as soon as possible.
The telemetry looked very good right up until the bird went silent.
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/f70ncgqncrwmscp/fo29_k9cis_1.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/3nxsvawtg1zb6hl/fo29_k9cis_2.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/niw50nx3u386f4g/FO29TE07-08-19%401039_W18.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/8tdu1tmt5s950np/FO29TE07-08-19%402147_E83.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/kqwiwxzi10z0ku0/FO29TE07-08-19%402334_NW14.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/tpmk1m4zubrlbcm/FO29TE07-09-19%400942_W44.pdf
73 for now,
Frank Wiesenmeyer K9CIS
Decatur, IL
300 km Southwest of Chicago