Using the individuals in the background as reference. the term "small platform" is definitely relative
I did not see the info in that article that they will be delivered to LEO and go to GEO by themselves from there.
Perhaps Galactic Penguin means they will be dropped off in GTO and do the circularization by themselves. But I can't imagine why they would be dropped off in "LEO."
But I can't imagine why they would be dropped off in "LEO."
I thought they where heading to a high, but not quite GTO orbit, but as high as the US can push it. But I could be wrong.
Quote from: GalacticIntruder on 11/12/2014 07:55 pmI see. Read it wrong. Who writes space articles in Imperial units? Very annoying.@!?# Stephen Clark...
I see. Read it wrong. Who writes space articles in Imperial units? Very annoying.
Quote from: Kabloona on 11/12/2014 07:58 pmQuote from: GalacticIntruder on 11/12/2014 07:55 pmI see. Read it wrong. Who writes space articles in Imperial units? Very annoying.@!?# Stephen Clark... Which side of the pond is his target audience again? US audiences, so yes, he will use imperial units.
...German Wikipedia states that a 802SP satellite typically weigths 1800kg, so 3600kg + ? should be very well within the capacity to manage a GTO.
Can someone point to a doc with regardsto how the new electric satellites work with regard to propulsion. Is it a form of ion drive with electricity providing the large momentum for the charged particles or is it using some magnetic fields to adjust itself and accelerate and what kind of limitations that has in usability at random points in the satellites orbits.
Quote from: [email protected] on 11/12/2014 07:52 pm...German Wikipedia states that a 802SP satellite typically weigths 1800kg, so 3600kg + ? should be very well within the capacity to manage a GTO. Not sure if that's a typo or you referenced the wrong bird, but the satellite type should be the 702SP, not 802SP. EDIT: given nimbostratus' post below, I guess it was just a typo.