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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/WM22UDLEJJA2VVBHTMQQTNHQ3UQSPRZL/?format=api",
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    "sender": {
        "address": "amcleod (a) caribsurf.com",
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    "sender_name": "Angus McLeod",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: Phase 3",
    "date": "2013-09-22T04:32:53Z",
    "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/GDWWLR2C2AMHX7MXOICPY6SAPREKLQ6D/?format=api",
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    "content": "If I recall,the amateur satellite community were instrumental in \npioneering the 'secondary payload' concept.  Pity nobody thought to \npatent the idea!\n\nOn 09/22/2013 12:04 AM, Jim Jerzycke wrote:\n> \"The actual launch cost is in the hundreds of millions\"\n>\n> Not quite.\n>\n> I work for a commercial launch provider, and the cost to put a large \n> satellite (DirecTV or Intelsat) into GTO is $95~$110 million, inclusive.\n>\n> You ship it to us, and we'll get it into space at the correct \n> injection point.\n>\n> Since we're always looking for new revenue streams, I specifically \n> brought up the possibility of releasing cubesats or \"other\" secondary \n> payloads before primary spacecraft separation, or after if better, as \n> I know we have the capability to support it.\n>\n> Top management replied (and knowing these guys personally I have no \n> reason to doubt them) that they looked into it seriously, BUT.....\n>\n> Since we don't build the \"Payload Accommodation\" (launch adapter, \n> satellite support structure, fairing, avionics, ordinance, etc), we're \n> at the mercy of the contractor who does build it to add in the \n> capability of multiple satellite deployments, and the cost figure they \n> came back with made it \"economically infeasible to offer a secondary \n> payload deployment service\".\n>\n> So while you may see launch providers that say they have the \n> capability to drop off secondary payloads on their way to GTO, once \n> you start talking \"How much?\", you'll find the game changes rapidly.\n>\n> 73, Jim  KQ6EA\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n> program!\n> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n\n",
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