Ion Drive, Just kidding!
Joe WB9SBD Trevor . wrote: >The recently launched TerreStar-1 is designed to provides emergency comms >capability >http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2009/terrestar_1_launched.htm > >The basic problem is that Amateurs want linear transponder satellites in >orbits above 1400 km in order to provide reasonable DX opportunities and pass >times greater than 20 minutes. But "cheap" launches only seem to be available >for 500-800 km orbits, so we need to find a way to increase the orbit of say a >triple-cubesat from 700 km to 1400 km using a non-combustive technology so as >not to upset the cheap launch provider. > >Providing the radio communications is by comparison a trival exercise it's >finding a means (solar powered thrusters ?) to increase orbital height that's >the tricky part. > >73 Trevor M5AKA > >--- On Sun, 5/7/09, John B. Stephensen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>From: John B. Stephensen <[email protected]> >>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: dream your own sat >>To: [email protected], "'rupert red'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>Date: Sunday, 5 July, 2009, 9:54 PM >>The problem is that amateur radio >>doesn't significantly reduce the cost of a >>satellite. Any interest by the Red Cross would not be in >>the satellite but >>in human volunteers that might come with it. Unfortunately, >>the LEO >>satellites that hams can afford generate little interest in >>this forum. >> >>73, >> >>John >>KD6OZH >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Art McBride" <[email protected]> >>To: "'rupert red'" <[email protected]>; >><[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 19:00 UTC >>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: dream your own sat >> >> >> >> >>>Rupert, >>>I think that is a fair assumption on your part, but >>> >>> >>only because the are >> >> >>>no >>>new ideas being presented that have commercial >>> >>> >>potential that can use >> >> >>>Amateur Radio as an inexpensive to proof of concept. >>>In the present Amateur Radio community only Emergency >>> >>> >>Communications is >> >> >>>getting the publicity. Perhaps FEMA or the Red Cross >>> >>> >>might help pay for an >> >> >>>emergency communication satellite otherwise it is >>> >>> >>LEO's forever! >> >> >>>Art, KC6UQH >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [email protected] >>> >>> >>[mailto:[email protected]] >>On >> >> >>>Behalf Of rupert red >>>Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 4:47 AM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: [amsat-bb] dream your own sat >>> >>> >>>Hallo all... >>> >>>from a while I'm hearing about MANY different and >>> >>> >>interesting satellite >> >> >>>solutions... >>> >>>LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO... MOON !!! >>> >>>The problem is only ONE ! >>> >>>Amateur radio community has no money for this project, >>> >>> >>and will never >> >> >>>have! >>> >>>Amsat & Co will never be able to collect >>> >>> >>millions.... I red on this bb >> >> >>>that >>>hams has no money for an expensive ground station... >>> >>> >>then how can they >> >> >>>send >>>many money to Amsat? >>> >>>Public and private organizations all over the world >>> >>> >>have not an high >> >> >>>consideration of hams, and will never invest founds >>> >>> >>for them. >> >> >>>The conclusion is only ONE... we will never see a new >>> >>> >>oscar satellite in >> >> >>>the >>>sky (at least some student's cube). >>> >>>Let's all dream together guys. >>> >>> >>> >>>Best 73 Rupert >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_________________________________________________________________ >> >> >>>Condividi e organizza le tue immagini con >>> >>> >>Windows Live Foto. >> >> >>>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/photos.aspx >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Sent via [email protected]. >>> >>> >>Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> >> >>>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the >>> >>> >>amateur satellite program! >> >> >>>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>> >>>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, >>> >>> >>version of virus >> >> >>>signature >>>database 4217 (20090704) __________ >>> >>>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>>http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, >>> >>> >>version of virus >> >> >>>signature >>>database 4218 (20090705) __________ >>> >>>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>>http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Sent via [email protected]. >>> >>> >>Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> >> >>>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the >>> >>> >>amateur satellite program! >> >> >>>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Sent via [email protected]. >>Opinions expressed are those of the author. >>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur >>satellite program! >>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> >> > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.5/2219 - Release Date: 07/05/09 >05:53:00 > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
