"FASTSAT is 39.5 inches in diameter - not much larger than the dreaded exercise ball. It is hexagonally shaped and weighs 90 kg without a payload. A payload up to 50 kg can hitch a ride. These dimensions place FASTSAT squarely in the microsatellite category."
Kenneth - N5VHO
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Jerzycke Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:46 PM To: JoAnne Maenpaa; [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Bargain Basement Satellite
Pretty spiffy. I wonder how big it is? Jim KQ6EA
--- JoAnne Maenpaa [email protected] wrote:
NASA now offers a low-cost satellite shell for you to populate with your payload:
http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Bargain_Basement_Satellites_999.html
Only $4 million for prototype development but no word of what off-the-shelf might cost.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM [email protected]
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