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 [email protected] 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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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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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Here is a picture that should help:

https://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AO-10/Planning/i-9qFH42X/A

There is a dimension scale at the bottom.

Andy WB3JNZ

On 6/4/2017 10:40 AM, Philip Jenkins 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

Philip N4HF _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

It's cool that the satellite had its own motor. Was it used much?

Steve AI9IN

On 2017-06-04 12:01, Andy L. wrote:

Here is a picture that should help:

https://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AO-10/Planning/i-9qFH42X/A

There is a dimension scale at the bottom.

Andy WB3JNZ

On 6/4/2017 10:40 AM, Philip Jenkins 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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The misprint is that the 40mm should be 400mm and then the others can make sense. And the 200mm must be the width of a side.

Bob

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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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

Philip N4HF _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite

program!

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