30 Apr
2013
30 Apr
'13
5:54 a.m.
--- On Tue, 30/4/13, Stefan Wagener wageners@gmail.com wrote:
I like simple math. A 3U Cubesat can have deployable solar cells which will give you between 45 and 70 watts of power.
I made it at best a theoretical 15-20 watts from a 3U with deployable panels but having less solar power only extends the time it takes to get to the target orbit, it still gets there in the end.
Getting +-3kg to GTO is a $100.000?
I reckon the cost of a launch to get a 3U just to a 700 km LEO could be about $150-200,000 but still affordable.
73 Trevor M5AKA