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They are using it for very low data rate relay - that's a useful use. Why not let other people try to do clever things instead of stopping them because "in my
by vpribish 9y ago
They are using it for very low data rate relay - that's a useful use. Why not let other people try to do clever things instead of stopping them because "in my day satellites were beefy, manly things, not these sissy little wafers". wtf.
the regulation should specify radar reflection specs and let people solve the problem.
- walrus01 9y agoA 1U cubesat is really small already. It is not like they are mandating 300kg things the size of mini fridges or even 3000kg sized geostationary satellite bus body size.
- tempestn 9y agoIt's not like it was dismissed out of hand because it was < 1U. They had a chance to demonstrate sufficient reflection (presumably equivalent to 1U) and weren't able to do so. (Their radar reflectors were not effective over the full range of applicable frequencies.)