[amsat-bb] Re: ANDE-2 Deployment

[Joe]

Ok,

The next question is then,,  WHY?  when all we ever hear all the time is 
Bitch ,, Bitch,, BITCH,,, about the high cost per pound to get something 
into orbit?

Here again,  instead of thick shell,  why not pack in some useful 
electronics?

DUH?

Joe WB9SBD

Ivan Galysh wrote:

>The hemispheres are about 1/2 inch thick solid aluminum. It's built to 
>be heavy.
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>Ivan
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>Joe wrote:
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>>Pretty cool,
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>>But Ok I see what is all in this thing,  but holy cow,,, what is in it 
>>that makes it weigh 140 POUNDS!!! a 19" sphere,  wow!
>>
>>Joe WB9SBD
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>>g7iii at g7iii.net wrote:
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>>>Hi Joe,
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>>>You Wrote:
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>>>>have any idea as to what the telemetry may consist of?
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>>>Telemetry is documented on the website Bob referenced, on each
>>>Satellite's own page, see:
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>>>https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Castor.html and
>>>https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Pollux.html
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>>>TX is on 145.825, so any Satgate should pick them up and transfer
>>>the data to APRS-IS.
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>>>I suppose I should go update my APRS/PCSAT/PCSAT2/ANDE telemetry decoder
>>>now. Wish I'd realised these were going to be this "open" earlier *mutter*.
>>>
>>>
>>>73s
>>>
>>>Iain
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