Clint...I will be surprised if the battery last well a month. The environment in the Orlan suits is very very unique. The battery is not designed for the charge/discharge cycles of a free flyer...and as I recall the Russians keep good tabs on the charge/discharge cycles of the batteries...
Your statement is an accurate summary...but I suspect that the Russians know something here Robert G. Oler WB5MZO CC: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 - Batteries Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:04:55 -0800 To: [email protected] My comment was an accurate "summary" of what was posted on the Roscosmos PAO site. But it certainly doesn;t necessary reflect reality. I can very easily see how the information could have been misinterpreted ... or mis-stated. I mean, the "batteries" aren't going to give out in two months' time. Can't you see someone stating in a media session, "We're afraid the satellite will decay in two months ... " and that being written up as, "The batteries aren't going to last." The past 72 hours have shown to me that the best "media filtering" - being defined as "receiving info and validating it" is being produced by AMSAT-NA and the ARISSat-1 team, and reflected on their respective Web sites. Just Clint's opinion, of course. Clint, K6LCS _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
