[amsat-bb] Dimensions of AO-13

[Philip Jenkins]

Well, "cm" doesn't seem right either. 600 cm is nearly 20 feet, as WB4APR
just emailed to me (thanks Bob)

Getting the correct dimensions is not a big deal...as I said, just using a
pic of AO-13 to contrast with that of a cubesat

Thanks for the help

N4HF

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That is definitely larger than 600mm (~23 inches) in the largest
> dimension) and more than 40mm in the smallest one, so I'm guessing that
> "mm" is a misprint in the only source I'm finding -
> http://www.om3ktr.sk/druzice/ao13.html -  and should actually be "cm".
>
> Thanks Paul
>
> Philip
>
> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> I can't find the precise dimensions. but here's a photo of the satellite
>> structure being worked on:
>>
>> https://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AO-13/02-Structure/i-6jBxrP2/A
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I mentioned in an earlier email today that I'm doing a Sat 101 lecture
>>> for
>>> a ham club.
>>>
>>> Just putting the finishing touches on the presentation, and I have a
>>> question....
>>>
>>> I'm displaying a picture of AO-13 (my first sat QSO was on that bird) to
>>> contrast it with a picture of the the cubesats of today
>>>
>>> The only dimensions I'm finding for AO-13 are 600 x 40 x 200 mm...this
>>> seems awfully small for a 92 Kg (plus another 30Kg for fuel) weight.
>>> (23.6
>>> inches x 1.6 inches x 7.8 inches).
>>>
>>> Were these dimensions actually in centimeters. and not millimeters?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Philip N4HF
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