[amsat-bb] I'm dreaming of a Medium Earth Orbit.......

[Alan]

Jim,

About like working through AO-40 around apolgee.  :)

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


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<Would be nice.
<Internet CAN work in geo-synchronous orbit.  That is how I access the
<internet.  650 - 900 msec latency (based on ping data), but doesn't
<really matter.  VOIP might be entertaining, but it can be handled.
<Anybody who's used a satellite phone knows about and the adjustment
<isn't that hard.
<
<73,
<Jim
<wb4gcs at amsat.org
<
<On 12/22/2014 3:01 PM, Jerry Buxton wrote:
<> Could anyone get pricing for this, please?
<>
<> Jerry Buxton, NØJY
<>
<> On 12/22/2014 08:37, David G0MRF wrote:
<>> Hi
<>>
<>> Did anyone see the Soyuz launch from Arianespace a few days ago and
<>> think how nice it would be to have an amateur radio satellite
<>> somewhere above LEO ?
<>>
<>> Interestingly, the launch of 3 communication satellites providing
<>> internet services to remote areas, was to an altitude around 8000km.
<>> - An unusual destination.
<>> Apparently the 'latency' or time delay on signals from 36,000km is
<>> too high for an internet service, whereas the number of satellites
<>> needed for a constellation at LEO is too many.
<>>
<>> The company O3B  (Other 3 Billion) decided that MEO at 8000km which
<>> is between the 2 Van Allen belts answered their needs.
<>>
<>>
<>> http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/18/soyuzo3b-launch-timeline/
<>>
<>> For the launch, the satellites were mounted on a cylindrical launch
<>> adaptor, (see pics in link) the inner part of which looks an ideal
<>> place for a 3U cubesat secondary payload.
<>>
<>> Wouldn't it be nice to get something up to that altitude with Omni
<>> antennas, or a gravity gradient boom with a simple beam and about 4
<>> Watts output !
<>> A leisurely 5 orbits a day with Paris to California routine.........
<>> http://g0mrf.com/MEOSAT.htm
<>>
<>> Oh well, back to dreaming of a white Christmas
<>>
<>> Seasons greetings
<>>
<>> David  G0MRF
<>>
<>>
<>>
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