No solar cells = very short life. It certainly won't still be transmitting
when it reaches 3 million kilometers. It also appears not to have a
shutdown command receiver, which I thought was required of ALL satellites
with downlink transmitters...
George, KA3HSW
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From: "M5AKA" <[email protected]>
To: "AMSAT BB" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 3:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Art and Ham Radio in Deep Space
Students at the Tama Art University are planning to send a sculpture
ARTSAT2 DESPATCH along with a 435 MHz amateur radio payload into deep
space.
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/
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