[amsat-bb] Dimensions of AO-13

[Joe]

These two pic's should help.
http://ww2.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/A0-13-009.jpg
https://www.p3e-satellite.org/en_EN/images/ao_13.jpg

Looking at the one picture the 600 millimeters looks close.
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On 6/4/2017 10:09 AM, Philip Jenkins wrote:
> 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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