Hi. How much does it cost to put a small (tiny, shoe box) satellite in space?

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Post by jimmckin1 » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 5:21 AM UTC

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Post by al2o3cr » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 5:33 AM UTC

Wikipedia says a 1U CubeSat would run around $60k USD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat

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Post by jimmckin1 » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

al2o3cr wrote: post #2

Wikipedia says a 1U CubeSat would run around $60k USD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat

Thank you. I think most spaces are booked. I want to get to the front of line. Could you make that happen? How Much?

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Post by ksaj » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:15 AM UTC

jimmckin1 wrote: post #3

al2o3cr wrote: post #2

Wikipedia says a 1U CubeSat would run around $60k USD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat

Thank you. I think most spaces are booked. I want to get to the front of line. Could you make that happen? How Much?

Every company that could possibly help you is listed in the link provided. There are no others.

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Post by Someone » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:35 AM UTC

Define “space”. Up and down, orbit, to the moon, etc. For some definition of space, a helium balloon could suffice.

Also, mass may affect cost. What does it weigh?