To: MarlonRando
CubeSats have been around for a while now.
8 posted on
09/17/2025 5:38:41 AM PDT by
Blurb2350
(posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
To: Blurb2350
Sure, but there’s no way an aircraft would be able to see a 10cm cube orbiting 150 miles up. A 1U cubesat is 10cm x 10cm x 10cm. Each cubesat unit is only 10cm.
To: Blurb2350
So, a de-orbiting cube sat a possibility. What would the re-entry speed be for such an object?
16 posted on
09/17/2025 8:44:45 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
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