[amsat-bb] Re: Sumbandila

[Trevor .]

Thanks for the info Pieter.

73 Trevor M5AKA 

--- On Wed, 12/8/09, Pieter Kotze <pkotze at csir.co.za> wrote:
> Intended orbit is around 500km to meet the imaging payload
> requirements.  At this altitude and with the limited
> propulsion on board, 3 years is a good estimate of the
> satellite lifetime due to re-entry.   No
> reason why the electronics should not last much longer than
> this.
> The Soyuz Fregat will return to a lower altitude to drop
> Sumbandila off after the main payload has been released.
>  
> 73
> Pieter
>