[amsat-bb] Re: [ans] ANS 182 RE:ATOS

["Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:35 AM 7/4/01 -0500, "nn0dj" <nn0dj@wiktel.com> wrote:

>AO-40 UPDATE
>
>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
>BID: $ANS-182.01
>
>All of the 53-kg of on-board ammonia appears to have been used during
>the orbital change. Since orbit 302 the ammonia stopped flowing and
>the pressure indicators in the received telemetry show no additional
>pressure.


Does this mean the satellite can be de-spun and the solar panels unfurled now?

KB7ADL

----
Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA.
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org