[amsat-bb] Your Own Personal Satellite

[Jeff Davis]

For MUCH less than the price of an IC-7800...

"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."
"Total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to Orbit is $8,000!"

<http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/ 
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Jeff, KE9V