oops, I just tested something here locally and screwed up the
tracking map.? Perhaps Hans can fix that?
Looks like BB01 got hit with ice loading(?) yesterday.? There was a
sharp drop in the temperature before it descended.? The last signal
yesterday was probably when it went below the clouds in the area NE
of Wellington, New Zealand (as seen on satellite weather imagery).?
Once lower to the ground the warmer conditions apparently melted the
ice and BB01 continued to fly.? It woke up after sun rise the next
day once there was sufficient sun angle on the solar cells, and by
this time it was about 1500km SE of New Zealand over the southern
Pacific ocean.? The signal was starting and stopping indicating it
must be in partial clouds, but more recently it has transmitted
steadily and the high solar voltage indicates that it is in bright
sunshine again.
73, Bob? ZL1RS
