Your own Satelite in Orbit for $8000

A company is offering personal satellites which will be sent into low Earth Orbit for the interestingly low price of $8000. (4,751 GBP) . The interorbital tube satellites will be sold in kit form and contain the parts for a satellite that can be picked up on HAM radio. The satellite kit contains:

• Casing, endplates and Mounting hardward
• A transceiver
• A battery pack
• Solar Cells
• Power management control system (PMCS)
• Microcomputer
• Software
• Antennas
• Safety switches
• complete instructions

Up to 32 satellites can be launched on a single rocket into a polar orbit. To prevent the build up of dangerous space junk, after a few months the satellites will fall back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. As well as the equipment included there is also some space in left for your own experiments. A maximum mass of 0.200 kg  is available. More information can be found at the company web-page.

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