Hi Wayne, W9AE I suggest you to realistically donate your $1000 to AMSAT-DL for contribution to a fund raising campaign for the launch of P3E
73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Estes" <w...@charter.net> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:30 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Phase 3 > What is realistically achievable with a 3U cubesat with an ion engine? > > Cost of the satellite? > Cost of the launch? > > Time/cost to develop ion engine? > > How many month/years would it take for an ion engine to boost a 3U > cubesat from 600 km to 2000 km? > > What is the altitude limit for an ion engine? > Impractical to slowly cross the radiation belt? > > Could a 3U cubesat with deployable solar panels power a 1 watt, 100 kHz, > mode U/V transponder? > > I would contribute $1000 to a fund raising campaign for a financially > and technically viable plan to (for example) launch in 3 years and > deploy a transponder in "high" orbit 2 years later. > > I probably would not contribute to a fund raising campaign for a > whizbang 3U cubesat destined for a 600 km orbit. > > Wayne Estes > Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@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-BB@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
