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Hi,
I think it takes about 2500m/s delta V to get from from LEO to a GTO.
How feasible is it to use some type of an electric thruster (high
specific impulse but low net thrust - eg a hall effect thruster or
similar device) to slowly crawl up to GTO from LEO?
I imagine that such a bird would c
For those in North America, I will be portable on FO-29 from EN17xm tonight
at 0149z 01-Sept.
73
Rolf NR0T
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I think this 2-part 4 minute video is very relevant here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51fKeeHSxTg
*Building a SpaceCraft*
Although less bureaucratic companies/organizations will widdle down this
process considerably it still holds true. Once that rocket launches there
is no turning back, Year'
Space.com reports Planet Labs is launching 28 Dove 3U-CubeSats early 2014,
presumably like Dove-1/2 using 2400 MHz.
http://www.space.com/22622-planet-labs-dove-satellite-photos.html
I'd heard a similar number of CubeSats were going to be deployed from the
International Space Station in 2014 by
Rick,
I have a "back pocket" slide for my presentation when someone asks about P3.
It is titled "The Future
Isn't What It Used to Be!" which walks through the technical and financial
changes which have required
the paradigm shift.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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From: amsat
This is very good news!
Have a safe launch, and hope all gonna be OK.
How we can track him?
73
Fabiano CT7ABD
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM, M5AKA wrote:
> The FUNcube information sheets have been revised and are now available via
>
> http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/30/funcube-1-launch-date-ann
The FUNcube information sheets have been revised and are now available via
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/30/funcube-1-launch-date-announced/
or these links
• FUNcube_Project Information_aug2013
• FUNcube_Educational_Outreach aug2013
73 Trevor M5AKA
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