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Take your own selfie from space - nzoomed - 01-12-2024
This project looks incredible, what a world we are living in!
RE: Take your own selfie from space - Oh_hunnihunni - 02-12-2024
Weird isn't it? We can do this, but not stop genocides.
RE: Take your own selfie from space - king1 - 02-12-2024
that's very cool... complete waste of a perfectly good satellite, but very cool...
RE: Take your own selfie from space - nzoomed - 02-12-2024
(02-12-2024, 07:32 AM)king1 Wrote: that's very cool... complete waste of a perfectly good satellite, but very cool...
Its pretty cool how any member of the public can assemble a small cubesat these days and be somewhat affordable.
This looks more the size of a shoebox, but size is not so relevant with todays technology.
There are quite a number of satellite projects out there built by the public that are used for a number of things, most notably for amateur radio.
Due to their small size, they dont have thrusters to keep maintaining their orbit, but the lower cost makes up for it i guess.
RE: Take your own selfie from space - king1 - 02-12-2024
(02-12-2024, 07:56 AM)nzoomed Wrote:do they fall out of orbit eventually? how long do they stay up there(02-12-2024, 07:32 AM)king1 Wrote: that's very cool... complete waste of a perfectly good satellite, but very cool...
Its pretty cool how any member of the public can assemble a small cubesat these days and be somewhat affordable.
This looks more the size of a shoebox, but size is not so relevant with todays technology.
There are quite a number of satellite projects out there built by the public that are used for a number of things, most notably for amateur radio.
Due to their small size, they dont have thrusters to keep maintaining their orbit, but the lower cost makes up for it i guess.
RE: Take your own selfie from space - Lilith7 - 02-12-2024
(02-12-2024, 08:07 AM)king1 Wrote:(02-12-2024, 07:56 AM)nzoomed Wrote: Its pretty cool how any member of the public can assemble a small cubesat these days and be somewhat affordable.do they fall out of orbit eventually? how long do they stay up there
This looks more the size of a shoebox, but size is not so relevant with todays technology.
There are quite a number of satellite projects out there built by the public that are used for a number of things, most notably for amateur radio.
Due to their small size, they dont have thrusters to keep maintaining their orbit, but the lower cost makes up for it i guess.
You do have to wonder about that, do they eventually fall?
Hopefully on the head of the overly enthusiastic person talking nineteeen to the dozen about it...
Surely, surely, our world needs things other than this first? Stuff like sufficent food & clean water, an end to poverty, world wide education, healthcare, housing, an end to idiot humand having wars...
RE: Take your own selfie from space - nzoomed - 02-12-2024
(02-12-2024, 08:07 AM)king1 Wrote:(02-12-2024, 07:56 AM)nzoomed Wrote: Its pretty cool how any member of the public can assemble a small cubesat these days and be somewhat affordable.do they fall out of orbit eventually? how long do they stay up there
This looks more the size of a shoebox, but size is not so relevant with todays technology.
There are quite a number of satellite projects out there built by the public that are used for a number of things, most notably for amateur radio.
Due to their small size, they dont have thrusters to keep maintaining their orbit, but the lower cost makes up for it i guess.
Its in a very low orbit and is estimated to last about 1-3 years, depending on solar activity among other factors.