Of course these spikes occur every time we come out of eclipse, but the idea is to do what we can to minimize the number of power spikes. Thus, attitude can no longer be determined, or even guestimated. The following Tables were derived from my modifications of James' software. Any errors are mine. Negative numbers indicate the sun favoring the antenna end of the satellite.
Positive numbers mean the sun is towards the motor end.
Note that the illumination drops off rapidly over the next few weeks. This was based on observations that I were made on multiple occasions, using the QSB cycles of the beacon. Two of the intervals were exactly the same in duration and depth, the third is distinctly different. The reason for the dissymmetry of one fade was not clear, but may be related to damage sustained when AO-10 struck a portion of its launcher early in its life. As discussed below, the spin rate of AO-10 appears to be slowing even further.