So, you want to build a CubeSat?

tectonic wrote: post #3

0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #2

Why build it if the cost is 10K+ to deploy?

...it's really not that expensive anymore. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/20009/cubesat-laun...

According to your link the price is more like $100k+

Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

#5

Post by 0xdeadbeefbabe » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:03 PM UTC

sfkdjf9j3j wrote: post #4

tectonic wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...it's really not that expensive anymore. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/20009/cubesat-laun...

According to your link the price is more like $100k+

https://spaceflight.com/schedule-pricing/#pricing seemed like a great deal till I saw "Pricing in thousands (USD)"

Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

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Post by tectonic » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:07 PM UTC

sfkdjf9j3j wrote: post #4

tectonic wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...it's really not that expensive anymore. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/20009/cubesat-laun...

According to your link the price is more like $100k+

The point is that a launch cost of $100k is totally manageable by a startup, which is very different than a decade ago.

Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

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Post by iyn » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:15 PM UTC

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Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

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Post by craftyguy » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:16 PM UTC

tectonic wrote: post #6

sfkdjf9j3j wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to your link the price is more like $100k+

The point is that a launch cost of $100k is totally manageable by a startup, which is very different than a decade ago.

The point is that $100k > $10k, so stating that "it's really not that expensive anymore" is false.

Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

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Post by echelon » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:16 PM UTC

0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #5

sfkdjf9j3j wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to your link the price is more like $100k+

https://spaceflight.com/schedule-pricing/#pricing seemed like a great deal till I saw "Pricing in thousands (USD)"

You're not the primary audience for this (yet).

This orders of magnitude cheaper than it used to be and will enable a broad wealth of new startups and applications in LEO. It's nothing short of a revolution.

Re: So, you want to build a CubeSat?

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Post by fernandopj » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:24 PM UTC

How effective is an internet connection from a CubeSat?

I'm curious, I've read about radio comm and this article mentions using the GlobalSat or Iridium network is possible, but would that (or any other option) be a "broadband bandwith" available to whatever software is running on the CubeSat?