The space and mass required for the fuel and attitude control system would be prohibitve. CubeSats are better solution for a communications satellite as you get 10 years of 20 minute passes rather than 3 weeks of 10 minute passes. A 3U CubeSat might barely have enough space for an engine, attitude control and fuel but you'd end up with something like Arsene (AO-24).

73,

John KD6OZH ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe To: John B. Stephensen Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 04:01 UTC Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Your Own Personal Satellite

hopw much energy is needed to bost it to a higher orbit?

John B. Stephensen wrote:

However, the IC-7800 doesn't stop working after 3 weeks.

73,

John KD6OZH

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Davis" jeffrey.davis@mac.com To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 14:19 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Your Own Personal Satellite

For MUCH less than the price of an IC-7800...

"Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite with the introduction of Interorbital's TubeSat Personal Satellite (PS) Kit. The new IOS TubeSat PS Kit is the low-cost alternative to the CubeSat. It has three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg) and volume of a CubeSat, but still offers plenty of room for most experiments or functions."

"And, best of all, the price of the TubeSat kit actually includes the price of a launch into Low-Earth-Orbit on an IOS NEPTUNE 30 launch vehicle. Since the TubeSats are placed into self-decaying orbits 310 kilometers (192 miles) above the Earth's surface, they do not contribute to any long-term build-up of orbital debris. After a few weeks of operation, they will safely re-enter the atmosphere and burn- up. TubeSats are designed to be orbit-friendly. Launches are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010." "Total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to Orbit is $8,000!"

<http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-...

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