AMSAT-DL has Phase 3E mostly built, but the free launches of the past are gone. I believe the area of 10 million Euros is what they have been quoted for a purchased launch, which is out of the realm of amateur radio fundraising. AMSAT-DL has continued to search for an affordable launch. US participation has been hamstrung by ITAR, a set of laws regarding the export of satellite information.

See http://www.amsat-dl.org/ (Google translate works well) for more directly from the organization.

73, Drew KO4MA

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From: Peter Klein pklein@threshinc.com Sent: Aug 29, 2013 2:58 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] High orbit satellites?

What are the chances that there will be another high-orbit satellite like AO-10 and AO-13? Does AMSAT have any plans in that direction since the demise of AO-40? My main satellite interest is live communication with faraway places, and I really miss those Molnya birds.

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