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On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Commercial launches for the big comsats are anywhere from $90 million to $120 million depending on the spacecraft and launch vehicle.
Wow! Alright, outside DoD and commercial, what does an AMSAT project typically cost? I had always thought it was less than a million dollars.
-aps
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Remember, anything the Gov't or DoD does costs 10 times what private industry would cost.
73s John AA5JG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Sack" [email protected] To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: new sat
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Commercial launches for the big comsats are anywhere from $90 million to $120 million depending on the spacecraft and launch vehicle.
Wow! Alright, outside DoD and commercial, what does an AMSAT project typically cost? I had always thought it was less than a million dollars.
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