Hi, 2011/11/29 John Geiger <[email protected]> (...)
> is still doing fine. AO51 made it around 6 years. What is the main > difference between the 2 satellites that might explain the 300% difference > in operational life? > > Even more generally: what are the most frequent death causes for amateur satellites? >From reading the history of past Oscars, I get the impression that most sat losses are due to dead or shorted batteries, plus dead electronics (supposedly due to radiation) and malfunctioning engines (on satellites that have them, that is). Is it really the case? 73 de Miguel, EA1ICZ _______________________________________________ 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
