I have a feeling that if a ESA member nation AMSAT group had a cubesat ready to fly, it might be able to go. This situation is part of the Fox plan as I understand it, to build more than one satellite, and have a "hot spare" for such an opportunity.
73, Drew KO4MA PS Andy, we do a little better than every 5 years. If you look at DO-64, ARISSat-1, SO-67 and HO-68, we've averaged one a year over the past 4 years. -----Original Message----- >From: Stefan Wagener <[email protected]> >Sent: Dec 8, 2011 10:17 AM >To: Andy Kellner <[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 9 cubesats on board Vega > >Hi Andreas, > >very simple, politics. > >ITAR is killing AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL's leadership has openly >denouced Cubesats. So two of the biggest AMSATs either can't or don't >want to. Talk about a pathetic situation for our community. > >Stefan VE4NSA > > >On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Andy Kellner <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'll be darned. 9 (nine!) cubesats on board of this launch vehicle and the >> whole world wide amateur radio community has major problems finding somebody >> to launch 1 every 5 years ? >> Whats wrong with this picture ? I would like to find out why ESA for example >> has no problems launching the cubesats by the dozend (for free i bet you), >> but refuse to carry just one for us. Does somebody has ESA's email address >> ? :) Is it really all about the educational aspect of things ? We can use >> that sales pitch, too. >> >> >> Andreas - VK4HHH >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Trevor . <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2011 9:56 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LARES To Test Einstein's Theory >> >> --- On Thu, 8/12/11, Bob- W7LRD <[email protected]> wrote: >>> can't we squeeze a little bird in there? >> >> They'll be some CubeSat's on the launch I believe going into a 1500 by 300 >> km orbit see >> >> http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Education/SEM3N03MDAF_0.html >> >> 73 Trevor M5AKA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
