maybe using low weight high strength special coat composite for antenna structure...less weight means less fuel =longer duration on orbit=less stationkeeping...tony planinac "Björn Gimle" wrote: > If it is operational, and does have very large solar panels, they would not > contribute much to the visual brightness we see (only in the direction of the > Sun), but it could be larger AND heavier to give the right SRP effect. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > The satellite could be a high bandwidth communication satellite (bigger > > SDS?). > > The area for the up/downlink dish could suggest a bandwidth of around > > 1Gbit/sec, with solar panels giving enough power for this sort of load. > > > > There are a lot of uses for this sort of satellite, but it still won't > > explain the low weight question. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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