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Re:The 1950's Jet Launching Tiny Satellites by dharma1 on Saturday September 03, 2016 @05:33PM (#12421317)
Very cool. Would be nice to know how much they charge for one cubesat, and how high orbit they can shoot one to (and how long the cubesat stays there)
Re:The 1950's Jet Launching Tiny Satellites by Steltek on Saturday September 03, 2016 @09:01PM (#12422089)
My recollection is that normal cubesats generally don't have any propellant (as they're usually hitchhiking on larger payloads) so that combined with their tiny size, the orbit is not going to be sustainable for long.
Re:The 1950's Jet Launching Tiny Satellites by msl on Sunday September 04, 2016 @05:27AM (#12423515)
Their website[1] suggests that the price will be around $250,000, in the same ballpark with other launch options. The real selling point is supposed to be quick lead time (months instead of years) and the ability to send payloads with, say, volatile propellants, that other customers would not want close to their satellites.

[1] http://cubecab.com/cubesats.html

Re:The 1950's Jet Launching Tiny Satellites by Roboprog on Saturday September 03, 2016 @06:19PM (#12421519)
Hopefully, these little satellites fly low enough to fall down in a few years, rather than becoming space-spall fodder.