Ande Still Lives at 21:53Z
Around 21:53Z, I got two packets for the NO-61, otherwise known as ANDE
ANDE-1>BEACON:T#002,002,010,009,004,003,01000000,000 ANDE-1>APRS2,SGATE::BLN2ANDE :ANDE stays awake for 30 secs after last pkt heard.
Ande is due to deorbit very soon, probably within the next 24 hours, maybe even sooner. My orbital elements indicated its altitude was only about 107 miles, and it’s dropping fast. I won’t likely get another good chance to here it. Merry Christmas Ande, and thanks from all the radio amateurs whom you have helped entertain and educate.
Addendum: The software I use for satellite predictions no longer predicts any passes for Ande. Sayonara.
Addendum2: Predict is no longer guessing where ANDE is: it merely marks the position as “decayed”.
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