We did our own thing, but going for only minimum mass to safely eject and
ensure separation.
No design is final until someone buys it!
-David
On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 2:37 PM Monroe L. King Jr. <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
You can handle a lot of system integration issues by using a P-POD
launcher which is a 3U Launcher or 3 1U or 1 1U and a 2U lol you get the
idea.
I'm no longer sure the P-POD is the standard cubesat launcher but
whatever it is use one of those to avoid integration issues.
So maybe your rocket is not finalized? Or did you do your own thing for
system integration?
Monroe
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Subject: [AR] What makes a useful launch vehicle?
From: David Summers <dvidsum@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, March 08, 2019 9:50 am
To: arocket <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
A question for all you guys out there building satellites:
Our rocket vehicle design has finally closed, and we are trying to make
corner from mostly amateur to mostly professional. We're talking with thesun
FAA about our launch license, and plan to start orbital flights roughly a
year from now if all goes well.
I want to make sure that we are making a vehicle that is useful, though.
There are significant reasons to make a smaller vehicle with our specific
technology (minimum gauge issues are virtually non-existent), but I don't
want to completely eliminate the market!
Would a launch of a 4 kg, 3U satellite to 600 km between 20 degrees and
synchronous be a useful capability? Price is expected to be $95,000.
What would make or break this vehicle? (Obviously, until we fly we have
nothing, etc.)
Fun facts from my market research: There were 1058 3U micro-satellites
launched as of the beginning of the year - almost half of all satellites!
Thanks!
-David Summers