[amsat-bb] Re: GEO sats and Australia

[Trevor <m5aka@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- Andrew Rich <vk4tec@people.net.au> wrote:
> Will this recent talk of GEO sats leave the southern hemisphere out fo the
> picture ?

On a related issue I was wondering what will happen after the satellite runs
out of fuel to maintain it's position in 12+ years time. 

Don't they end up in a graveyard orbit, which would give significantly
different coverage ? 

Will a Phase-4 AMSAT Payload still receive power from the solar
panels/batteries after the primary payload has reached the end of it's useful
life ?

73 Trevor M5AKA



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