[time-nuts] TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Christopher:

There are other options.  NASA used to have a program where they would launch 
your satellite from a paint can using a spring.  There's also one where the 
size is the same as a ping-pong ball.  In both cases there is provision for 
turning on something at the time of launch.  The temperature (and need for 
specialized batteries) is important in both cases.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com

christopher hoover wrote:
> 
> Anyone want to chip in and launch some clocks?  :-)
> 
> http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/ 
> 
> 
> Excerpt below.
> 
> -ch
> 
> 
>  Interorbital Systems -- TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit
>  <http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/> 
> 
> 
> By
> Rob Goldsmith
> 
> *Published:* 01 August 2009 10:15 AM CEST  Source 
> <http://interorbital.com/TubeSat_1.htm>
> 
> *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.
> 
> TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit 
> <http://spacefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Tubesat-solar-cells-antenna-earth-background-assembly-Heading-1.jpg> 
> 
> 
> TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit
> 
> Total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to Orbit is $8,000!
> 
> [....]
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