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> it's hard to get my satellite there Pretty sure if your satellite doesn't fit on the back of a lorry you're going to have a hard time launching it from anywh
by falsedan 8y ago
> it's hard to get my satellite there
Pretty sure if your satellite doesn't fit on the back of a lorry you're going to have a hard time launching it from anywhere. What does this even mean
- tintor 8y agoAs long as spaceport is by the sea you can ship your satellite to it.
- benwilber0 8y agowait a second. can I launch my own satellite into outer space?
- ChuckMcM 8y agoAbsolutely, it just costs money.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoFor the low price of only $80,000, you can launch your own 1U cubesat with Rocket Lab [1]. For that price, you can launch a 10x10x10cm satellite, with a maximum weight of 1.3 kg, into a 500 km sun synchronous orbit. [1] https://www.rocketlabusa.com/book-my-launch/ https://www.rocketlabusa.com/book-my-launch/
- matte_black 8y agoHow long would a satellite like that last before being destroyed?
- mlindner 8y agoDepends on the orbit it's in. If it's high enough, it will last long past your death. Whether it keeps working that long, probably not. Radiation damage accumulates reasonably rapidly and most cubesats don't live more than a few years, if that.
- ridgeguy 8y agoWell, it's complicated, but maybe 25 years. Here's a reference that's totally on point: http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/DevelopersWorkshop2011/8_Leveque_Orbital_Decay.pdf http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/Developer... "An Evaluation of CubeSat Orbital Decay" - everything you wanted to know (and more!) about the topic.