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+{{Project||created=10/10/2011|status=Mission Failed|members=[[User:Flux|Flux]], [[User:Datagramm|Samuel]]}}
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+=== Mission Update: 14 May 2014 ===
+I'm sad to report that HackSat will not be stretching its solar panels
+after all. HackSat likely re-entered overnight whilst still inside
+KickSat.
+HackSat launched on 18th April inside the KickSat satellite. KickSat
+started out in an orbit of 299 by 331 Kilometers at an inclination of
+.65 degrees. This is a low orbit and subject to a significant amount
+of drag.
+Sixteen days after launch, KickSat was due to deploy HackSat and its
+other satellite sprites. The delay was required by Nasa to avoid
+interfering with ISS operations. This meant HackSat would have began
+orbiting on 4th May.
+On 30th April the watchdog microcontroller that runs the KickSat timer
+reset, probably due to a cosmic ray. This pushed the deployment of
+HackSat out to 16th May. Attempts to manually deploy HackSat via the
+uplink failed: the KickSat batteries never reached a high enough
+voltage to enable the uplink receiver.
+Since launch signals from KickSat have been regularly received by
+ground stations around the world. Recent orbital predictions suggested
+that re-entry was likely 13-14th May. No stations have reported
+hearing KickSat overnight, so it seems very likely it has already
+re-entered.
+-- [[User:Flux|Flux]] ([[User talk:Flux|talk]]) 09:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 === Schedule ===
 After several launch delays, KickSat is now in low Earth orbit.