[amsat-bb] Re: Congrats to SpaceX

[G0MRF@aol.com]

In a message dated 09/12/2010 13:37:06 GMT Standard Time,  
APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET writes:

According to a report I saw from the NSS, they also deployed 4  CubeSats.
Not a useful orbit for us, but a sign of good things to  come.

Alan
WA4SCA



Hi Alan.
 
If they waited until the second stage had been removed from LEO, those  
cubesats would have had an apogee of 11,000km
 
A very nice orbit......if it could be circularised to avoid the radiation  
belts.
 
Thanks
 
David  G0MRF