---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bruce Robertson ve9qrp@gmail.com Date: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U Cubesat To: "John B. Stephensen" kd6ozh@comcast.net

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:46 PM, John B. Stephensen kd6ozh@comcast.net wrote:

The interesting question is is how much will AMSAT members be willing to invest in ground stations. A 3U cubesat could provide a HEO satellite similar to Arsene (AO-24).

73,

John KD6OZH

That's a great point, John, and an interesting analogy, which I'd not heard about before. Does anyone have recollections and experiences with AO-24 that they could share?

73, Bruce

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