Forgive me if i'm asking a question which has been asked before, I don't seem to see any reference to it on amsat-bb or anywhere else online.
ARISSat-1 is due to last *around *6 months, after which time the batteries will become exhausted and it will deorbit. Does the time in space (and research obviously, it's not just a repeater) really justify the money spent? As a percentage, how much cheaper was it to build and launch than Fox (which I assume will have a longer lifespan) will be? I'm sure there are lots of factors which make ARISSat-1 viable that I am overlooking. Just wondering Pete MI3EPN On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner < glasbren...@mindspring.com> wrote: > I'm proud to announce that the Facebook and PayPal widget campaign has > raised $1,000 over the last 48 hours! This is a great first step towards > replenishing the funds used in the construction of ARISSat-1, and > beginning the design and construction of AMSAT-FOX. Thank you to those > who posted the fundraiser to their own pages, and to those who donated. > > Did you know: > > ARISSat-1 will broadcast live slow scan pictures from space? All that > will be needed to receive these pictures is a 2 meter FM receiver and a > soundcard equipped computer. > > ARISSat-1 has a Mode U/V (B) linear transponder using SDR technology as > a testbed for future transponder missions. > > ARISSat-1 uses a new robust telemetry format including FEC to counteract > signal losses during long fades. > > ARISSat-1 is set to deploy early in 2011, just months away. > > Our PayPal widget is now on the front page of amsat.org (thank you > JoAnne!), where you can donate and download the widget for your own > webpage or blog, and our Facebook application is available at > http://bit.ly/c861N7 . With these two fundraising tools, it is as > important to share and post the widgets on your own page as it is to > actually donate. To succeed we must reach those amateurs and space > enthusiasts not in the normal AMSAT circles. Please visit and share > today, to help us fund these two projects. Thank you for all your support! > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
