Thanks for that link Trevor

It's technology like that combined with minaturised electronics and structures that probably represents a future generation of 'HEO' satelites.

But they still have to negotiate the passage through the radiation belts and that looks to be a slow process

Thanks

David G0MRF

-----Original Message----- From: Trevor . m5aka@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:40 Subject: [amsat-bb] MicroThrust Motor for Nanosats

An interesting Swiss project see http://www.uk.amsat.org/6180

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73 Trevor M5AKA

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