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<DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format --><FONT face=Verdana>Não sei quanto
custou no total o POSAT a Portugal mas se calhar este "kit
low-cost " fica mais barato...? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>João Costa, CT1FBF.</FONT></DIV>
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<H2>TubeSat - Personal satellite kit?</H2></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Verdana>Planet Earth has entered the age of the
Personal Satellite with the introduction of Interorbital's TubeSat Personal
Satellite (PS) Kit. The new IOS TubeSat PS Kit is the low-cost alternative to
the CubeSat. It has three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg) and volume of a
CubeSat, but still offers plenty of room for most experiments or functions.
And, best of all, the price of the TubeSat kit actually includes the price of
a launch into Low-Earth-Orbit on an IOS NEPTUNE 30 launch vehicle. Since the
TubeSats are placed into self-decaying orbits 310 kilometers (192 miles) above
the Earth's surface, they do not contribute to any long-term build-up of
orbital debris. After a few weeks of operation, they will safely re-enter the
atmosphere and burn-up. TubeSats are designed to be orbit-friendly. Launches
are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Total Price of the TubeSat Kit including a Launch to
Orbit is $8,000! </FONT></P>
<P><BR><FONT face=Verdana>A TubeSat is designed to function as a Basic
Satellite Bus or as a simple stand-alone satellite. Each TubeSat kit includes
the satellite's structural components, safety hardware, solar panels,
batteries, power management hardware and software, transceiver,
antennas, microcomputer, and the required programming tools. With these
components alone, the builder can construct a satellite that puts out enough
power to be picked up on the ground by a hand-held HAM radio receiver. Simple
applications include broadcasting a repeating message from orbit or
programming the satellite to function as a private orbital HAM radio relay
station. These are just two examples. The TubeSat also allows the builder to
add his or her own experiment or function to the basic TubeSat
kit.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000
size=1><FONT face=Verdana size=3>INTERORBITAL SYSTEMS</FONT>
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