It's like you're not moving at all. Shepherd said the crew is keeping detailed logs about life on the space station. Shepherd signed off by saying that he enjoyed the chat and was looking forward to more school QSOs with youngsters around the country. If anyone is interested in helping with this project, please let us know. Software was reloaded to permit telemetry transmissions on 2401.305 MHz.
Some problems remain on the satellite, however.
Guelzow says new software routines were loaded successfully to restore the battery-charge regulator system and other housekeeping functions. Some observers feared the satellite had been irreparably damaged. Guelzow says ground stations now have regained control of the satellite. Ground controllers hope the telemetry might yield some clues about what went wrong aboard the satellite to make it stop transmitting. Guelzow said telemetry revealed that some temperature sensors have failed and some current sensors indicated incorrect values, but solar sensors seemed to be working fine.