Anyone want to chip in and launch some clocks? :-)
http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/
Excerpt below.
-ch
Interorbital Systems -- TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit
<http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/>
By
Rob Goldsmith
*Published:* 01 August 2009 10:15 AM CEST Source
<http://interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm>
*Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite with the
introduction of Interorbital's TubeSat Personal Satellite (PS) Kit. The
new IOS TubeSat PS Kit is the low-cost alternative to the CubeSat. It
has three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg) and volume of a CubeSat, but
still offers plenty of room for most experiments or functions. *
And, best of all, the price of the TubeSat kit actually includes the
price of a launch into Low-Earth-Orbit on an IOS NEPTUNE 30 launch
vehicle. Since the TubeSats are placed into self-decaying orbits 310
kilometers (192 miles) above the Earth's surface, they do not contribute
to any long-term build-up of orbital debris. After a few weeks of
operation, they will safely re-enter the atmosphere and burn-up.
TubeSats are designed to be orbit-friendly. Launches are expected to
begin in the fourth quarter of 2010.
TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit
<http://spacefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Tubesat-solar-cells-antenna-earth-background-assembly-Heading-1.jpg>
TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit
Total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to Orbit is $8,000!
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