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Mars Cubesat Orbiter?
pioneer
post Dec 5 2018, 08:29 PM
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Is there any chance we can get a Cubesat in orbit around Mars or would that take too much propellant?
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post Dec 6 2018, 02:27 PM
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There's a fairly detailed presentation on the Mars Micro Orbiter proposal here: MMO

According to statements made by NASA managers at meetings, technical review boards gave the proposal a strong thumbs up. I have not seen any statement on why it wasn't ultimately funded; finding funding for it would seem to be one obvious reason.


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- pioneer   Mars Cubesat Orbiter?   Dec 5 2018, 08:29 PM
- - djellison   A spacecraft would probably need something over 10...   Dec 5 2018, 09:25 PM
- - nprev   I wonder about the longevity of CubeSats for such ...   Dec 5 2018, 09:33 PM
- - djellison   Well - NASA's committed to not sending any orb...   Dec 5 2018, 10:21 PM
- - mcaplinger   12U cubesat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Mi...   Dec 5 2018, 10:45 PM
- - nprev   Yeah, that bitrate ain't gonna cut it for sure...   Dec 6 2018, 01:23 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 5 2018, 05:23 PM) Yeah...   Dec 6 2018, 02:39 AM
|- - djellison   OK - Wow - that's pretty epic for a the Ka ban...   Dec 6 2018, 02:50 AM
- - pioneer   Thanks for the answers.   Dec 6 2018, 03:51 AM
- - HSchirmer   QUOTE (pioneer @ Dec 5 2018, 09:29 PM) Is...   Dec 6 2018, 05:48 AM
- - vjkane   There's a fairly detailed presentation on the ...   Dec 6 2018, 02:27 PM

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