[Laser] [Fwd: [amsat-bb] ANDE LASERs ON at 04:45

[J Forster]

[snip]  ) that will be commanded on during passes over AMOS, which will
observe the light from the diodes to deduce the MAA spin rate and
orientation.
It seems the laser is only actived when the satellite is above the   Air

Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing facility (AMOS) ???
Yves

AMOS used to mean (D)ARPA Maui Observation Site. They have a VERY fancy
telescope with adaptive optics. The beam could be rapidly switched to a
number of different instrument rooms, arranged in a circle around the
pier. Very nice toy.

-John