A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A bird that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would get us several hours of coverage a day. AMSAT has approximately 4000 members so raise the dues $20 a year and by year 2 you have the money.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" quadpugh@bellsouth.net To: "'AMSAT BB'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:39 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat
A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A bird that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would get us several hours of coverage a day. AMSAT has approximately 4000 members so raise the dues $20 a year and by year 2 you have the money.
Thanks
nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527
Hi Nick K5QXJ
AMSAT-NA has much more than approximately 4000 members ! Look at the following message signed from Rick Tejera K7TEJ AMSAT member 38452
So raise the dues $20 a year and by only year 1 you have appoximately $769040..........a good donation to AMSAT-DL for P3E ! ! Only one HEO satellite would get us several hours of coverage a day all over the globe or I am wrong ?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Tejera" saguaroastro@cox.net To: "'Ben Napper'" ben.napper@gmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:19 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: My First Satellite Contacts
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Rick Tejera Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroastro@cox.net
K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452
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