From ANS-203:
The Tevel series of satellites is approaching re-entry, with Tevel-5 already re-entering on July 18th.
The Tevel mission consists of 8 satellites developed by the Herzliya Science Center in Israel, each carrying an FM transponder. The satellites were built by 8 schools in different parts of Israel and launched in January 2022 on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-3 mission.
A number of other satellites with amateur radio payloads are also re-entering shortly. A list of satellites approaching re-entry can be found at http://lu7aa.org/decay.asp
[ANS thanks Herzliya Science Center, AMSAT Argentina, and LU7AA for the above information]
3 replies on “Tevel Re-Entry”
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a re-entry?
Re-entry = the satellites goes down in the atmosphere and burns up.
When a satellite is put into orbit, eventually it will lose its momentum, probably when the speed drops due to friction with the upper atmosphere.
Sometimes, if the satellites orbit it high enough, it might take decades for it to come down.
AO-7’s orbit is 950 miles high..
At that height, I’ve made contacts into Europe and even Sidney, Australia is still within the footprint.
AO-10 had an elliptical orbit. At apogee, it’s footprint covered most of north and central america.