Nailed it
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Robert Bruninga <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can some explain to me and others the big deal about cube sats? > > I just dont get it. > > Standardization! But the real payoff from standardization is REDUCED RISK > to the launch provider. Instead of having to micromanage every detail of > satellite design so that the launch provider can GURARANTEE the safety to > the main payload ($100,000,000) due to secondary small sats, the CUBESAT > spec defines all the restraints and details. Thus, orders of magnitudes > worth of fussy details necessary to assure absolute safety of the primary > payload do not have to be done for each and every secondary small sat, > just ONE standard. > > Then, all the small sats have to do is comply with the spec. > > This is why we are starting to see large numbers of cubesats, because now > the LAUNCH providers only have to deal with ONE set of issues (cubesat > spec) and not sixty different payloads, organizations, and 60 different > unique risks. > > Bob, WB4APR > _______________________________________________ > 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
