Hi Dick,
I think the delay is the result of the timer circuit that was mandatory for its
release during the spacewalk from the ISS. The delay timer had to be there,
and there is no way to defeat it, so it just has to run its course every time
it exits eclipse.
As you have probably noticed,
Did not catch the second voice digit! MET is One shh But satellite is
switched on.
On 18 september the voice announced MET (19 and 21) equalled the time in
sunlight, as I have calculated back using today's keps, within 1 minute.
Allowing for keps 1 week old I think the MET is in fact
.
Greg KO6TH
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:49:36 +0100
From: andythomasm...@yahoo.co.uk
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat daylightpower recovery time
Did not catch the second voice digit! MET is One shh But satellite is
switched on.
On 18 september the voice
: Saturday, 24 September 2011, 17:46
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat daylightpower recovery time
Based on posted observations, I have come to the conclusion that the
satellite's MET comes up at either 0 or 1 when the satellite turns on, after
the 10-or-so minute delay after entering sunlight
