Hi John.
Delfi 3C will be as tempoary as anything at 700km. I think the orbit decay is several decades.
The problem as always will be radiation and power supply. Hopefully not carring batteries will mean a long, but daylight only, life for the delfi spacecraft.
Best Wishes
David G0MRF
In a message dated 30/12/2007 00:48:29 GMT Standard Time, KB2HSH@amsat.org writes:
Think ANDE-1...or the upcoming Delfi-3 which is another temporary satellite.
Anyway...what if partnerships with any of the Military Academies...or Universities with programs similar to this (such as Kentucky State's KySat Project) could be worked out? AMSAT ideas or concepts and build team partnerships with students, etc...but with a chance for greater funding available for a potential launch?
Food for thought....
John KB2HSH