Update on P3-E and P5 Amateur Radio satellites
Peter DB2OS has provided an update on progress with the P3-E and the P5 Moon and Mars orbiter Amateur Radio satellites.
The High Earth Orbit (HEO) P3-E satellite will act as as an
experimental test platform for the AMSAT-P5 Mission(s) to the Moon and Mars.
P5 Missions:
- Design based on updated P3-D concept
- Launch between 2012-2018
- Launcher Ariane 5 GTO or SpaceX GTO
- Moon: 100 x 100 km orbit, inclination T.B.D.
- Mars: 20,000 x 500 km orbit, inclination T.B.D.
- Various payloads (including cameras, penetrators)
- Fuel for 10 year lifetime
Download the PDF to read the full update on these exciting new satellites
http://www.amsat-dl.org/pic/gallery2/main.php
?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=8719
P3E Donations - Display your callsign in pixels
http://www.p3e-satellite.org/index.pl?lang=en_EN
P5A Donations - Display your callsign in pixels
http://www.ticket-to-mars.org/
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