[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime

[MM]

wow, 5 years of time and money invensted into Arissat-1 for a 6 month run.
Mean while, all other ISS projects put on hold.
And it missed its lauch date of "fall 2007".




--- On Wed, 2/2/11, Gould Smith <gouldsmi at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: Gould Smith <gouldsmi at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org, "Giulio P. AOL" <giuliop70 at aim.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 10:00 PM
> Hello Giulio and BB,
> 
> NASA calculates 3 - 6 months lifetime.  It has to do
> with the original 
> altitude of the ISS, the force and the angle.
> 
> 73,
> Gould, WA4SXM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Giulio P. AOL" <giuliop70 at aim.com>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:49 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Arissat-1 lifetime
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi, i have a question: what is the estimated lifetime
> of Arissat-1 before 
> > re-entering in atmosfere from his first orbit?
> > Thanks & 73
> > Giulio AB2VY
> >
> >
> >
> >
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