Well, "cm" doesn't seem right either. 600 cm is nearly 20 feet, as WB4APR just emailed to me (thanks Bob)
Getting the correct dimensions is not a big deal...as I said, just using a pic of AO-13 to contrast with that of a cubesat
Thanks for the help
N4HF
On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Philip Jenkins n4hf.philip@gmail.com wrote:
That is definitely larger than 600mm (~23 inches) in the largest dimension) and more than 40mm in the smallest one, so I'm guessing that "mm" is a misprint in the only source I'm finding - http://www.om3ktr.sk/druzice/ao13.html - and should actually be "cm".
Thanks Paul
Philip
On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Paul Stoetzer n8hm@arrl.net wrote:
I can't find the precise dimensions. but here's a photo of the satellite structure being worked on:
https://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AO-13/02-Structure/i-6jBxrP2/A
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Philip Jenkins n4hf.philip@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
I mentioned in an earlier email today that I'm doing a Sat 101 lecture for a ham club.
Just putting the finishing touches on the presentation, and I have a question....
I'm displaying a picture of AO-13 (my first sat QSO was on that bird) to contrast it with a picture of the the cubesats of today
The only dimensions I'm finding for AO-13 are 600 x 40 x 200 mm...this seems awfully small for a 92 Kg (plus another 30Kg for fuel) weight. (23.6 inches x 1.6 inches x 7.8 inches).
Were these dimensions actually in centimeters. and not millimeters?
Thanks
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